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misgiving vs doubtfulness

doubtfulness vs misgiving

misgiving and doubtfulness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misgiving Yes No No No
doubtfulness Yes No No No
As nouns, doubtfulness is a hypernym of misgiving; that is, doubtfulness is a word with a broader meaning than misgiving:
  • misgiving: doubt about someone's honesty
  • doubtfulness: the state of being unsure of something
Other hypernyms of misgiving include doubt, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty.
misgiving (noun) doubtfulness (noun)
doubt about someone's honesty uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
painful expectation the state of being unsure of something
uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)
Difference between misgiving and doubtfulness

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