English → Latin
“misgive” in Latin
praesentiōto have a presentiment; to presageaugurōto predict, foretell, forebode; to conjecture, guess, surmise; to perform the services of an augur, interpret omens, aug
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
misgive
My mind misgives, animus praesagit mihi aliquid mali (Terentianus); praesagit animus, with accusative and infinitive (Plaut.); animus divinat, praesentit, augurat (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for misgive?
- The usual Latin words for “misgive” are praesentiō, augurō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.