unforeboded

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

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forebode
"feel a secret premonition," c.1600, from fore + bode. Cf. also foreboding.
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