The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word QUALM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Misgiving crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| QUALM | 57 % | 5 |
| UNEASE | 22 % | 6 |
| FEAR | 9 % | 4 |
| REGRET | 4 % | 6 |
| ANXIETY | 4 % | 7 |
| DOUBT | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Misgiving
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scruple
- qualm
- suspicion
- distrust
- mistrust
- apprehension
- feer
- trepidation
- uneasiness
- qualms
- hesitation
- disquiet
Crossword Answer definitions
QUALM noun- A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
- A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now often in negative constructions.)
- Mortality; plague; pestilence.
- A calamity or disaster.
- To have a sickly feeling.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result QUALM
- Sudden disturbing feeling
- Pang or misgiving
- Reservation
- Uneasy feeling
- Feeling of uneasiness
- Apprehension
- Misgiving
- Twinge of conscience
- Compunction
- Pang of conscience
More clues leading to the result UNEASE
- Anxiety
- Discomfort
- Jitters
- Perturbed condition
- Riot impetus
- Waiting-for-the-test-results feeling
- Pacing-the-floor state
- Misgiving
- Nervousness
- Disquiet
More clues leading to the result FEAR
- "Cape __" (De Niro movie)
- Be frightened of
- Dread
- Phobia
- Subject of a famous quote from FDR's inauguration
- North Carolina cape
- Adrenaline releaser
- "Nothing is more despicable than respect based on ___" (Camus)
- Cape in a Nolte flick
- Survival instinct?
More clues leading to the result REGRET
- Feel contrition
- "King Lear" theme
- Have second thoughts
- Feeling of rue
- Feel remorse
- Lament
- Feel sorry about
- Rue
- Feel contrite about
- Be sorry for
More clues leading to the result ANXIETY
- Common Radiohead theme
- Klonopin treats it
- Klonopin user's problem
- Test or separation follower
- Butterflies
- Xanax user's problem
- Butterflies in the stomach
- The jitters
- What benzodiazepines treat
- "The handmaiden of creativity": Eliot