fore·bod·ing

[fawr-boh-ding, fohr-]
noun
1.
a prediction; portent.
2.
a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment.
adjective
3.
that forebodes, especially evil.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English forbodyng (noun); see forebode, -ing1, -ing2

fore·bod·ing·ly, adverb
fore·bod·ing·ness, noun
un·fore·bod·ing, adjective

forbidding, foreboding.
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fore·bode

[fawr-bohd, fohr-] verb, fore·bod·ed, fore·bod·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend: clouds that forebode a storm.
2.
to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe, etc.); have a presentiment of.
verb (used without object)
3.
to prophesy.
4.
to have a presentiment.

Origin:
1595–1605; fore- + bode

fore·bod·er, noun
un·fore·bod·ed, adjective

forbade, forbid, forbidden, forebode (see synonym study at forbid).


1. foreshadow, presage, forecast, augur.
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forebode (fɔːˈbəʊd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to warn of or indicate (an event, result, etc) in advance
2.  to have an intuition or premonition of (an event)
 
fore'boder
 
n

foreboding (fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a feeling of impending evil, disaster, etc
2.  an omen or portent
 
adj
3.  presaging something
 
fore'bodingly
 
adv
 
fore'bodingness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

foreboding
late 14c., "a predilection, portent, omen," from fore + verbal noun from bode. Meaning "sense of something bad about to happen" is from c.1600.

forebode
"feel a secret premonition," c.1600, from fore + bode. Cf. also foreboding.
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Example sentences
That's because the game excels at creating a deep sense of foreboding.
Still no obvious symptoms that perforation is imminent, but an oppressive
  feeling of foreboding hangs over me.
Some clouds are pretty, others are dull, and some are foreboding.
The crowding of the figures and the disembodied heads of the cherubim
  contribute an unsettling sense of foreboding.
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