foreboding | ||
1. | [ noun ] a feeling of evil to come | |
Synonyms: | premonition boding presentiment | |
Examples: | : "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding" "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" |
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Related terms: | apprehension shadow presage predict | |
2. | [ adjective ] of ominous significance | |
Synonyms: | portentous fateful | |
Related terms: | prophetic | |
3. | [ noun ] an unfavorable omen | |
Related terms: | omen predict | |
Similar spelling: |
forebode forbidding |