also: ぎぐ
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
apprehension; uneasiness; misgivings
Formal or literary term for a state of worried doubt or fearful suspicion, often about future events or someone's intentions.
His sudden silence filled me with a sense of apprehension.
新政策の影響について、国民の間に疑懼が広がっている。
Uneasiness is spreading among the public about the effects of the new policy.
Simplified variant using 惧; also read ぎぐ in some contexts.
Alternate reading; less common than ぎく.