Presentiment

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sense that something is about to occur; a premonition.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A direct, though vague, perception of a future event, or a feeling which seems to be such a perception.
  • n. Specifically An antecedent feeling or impression that some misfortune or calamity is about to happen; anticipation of impending evil; foreboding.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a feeling of evil to come
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    presage    shadow   
    Synonym
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    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    premonition    prescience    misgiving    inkling    portent    omen    tidings    uneasiness    intimation    prophecy