Foreboding

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sense of impending evil or misfortune.
  • n. An evil omen; a portent.
  • adj. Marked by or indicative of foreboding; ominous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sense of evil to come.
  • n. An evil omen.
  • adj. Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
  • v. Present participle of forebode.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Presage of coming ill; expectation of misfortune.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Presage; foreshadowing; ominous suggestion.
  • n. Synonyms Portent, Prognostic, etc. See omen.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a feeling of evil to come
  • adj. ominously prophetic
  • n. an unfavorable omen
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    omen    prognostication    prognostic    presage    prodigy    portent   
    Cross Reference
    forebode   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Verb Stem
    forebode   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    coding    decoding    encoding    eroding    exploding    goading    imploding    loading    unloading   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    premonition    misgiving    unease    uneasiness    sadness    dismay    perplexity    dread    suspense    remorse