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
Word Usage
"With much foreboding from the other characters as to how the disaster has altered the healthy course of her mind, she commits herself to the path of revenge and vows to regain their inheritance from her bitter uncle or his invalid son."