foreboding
[ fawr-boh-ding, fohr- ]
noun
a prediction; portent.
a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment.
adjective
that forebodes, especially evil.
Origin of foreboding
1Other words from foreboding
- fore·bod·ing·ly, adverb
- fore·bod·ing·ness, noun
- un·fore·bod·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with foreboding
- forbidding, foreboding
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British Dictionary definitions for foreboding
foreboding
/ (fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ) /
noun
a feeling of impending evil, disaster, etc
an omen or portent
adjective
presaging something
Derived forms of foreboding
- forebodingly, adverb
- forebodingness, noun
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