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   foreboding

   /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension: "with a sense of foreboding she read the note" Similar apprehensionapprehensivenessanxietyperturbationtrepidationdisquietdisquietudeuneaseuneasinessmisgivingsuspicionworryfearfearfulnessdreadalarminformal:butterflies (in the stomach)the williesthe heebie-jeebiesthe jittersjitterinesstwitchinessrare:inquietudepremonitionpresentimentintuitionfeelingvague feelingsuspicioninklinghunchwarningomenportentsigntokenpredictionauguryprophecypresageprognosticationforecastinformal:gut feelingfeeling in one's bonesfunny feelingsixth senseOpposite calm

   adjective

   • 1. implying that something bad is going to happen: "when the Doctor spoke, his voice was dark and foreboding"

   Derivatives

   • 1. forebodingly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › forebodingFOREBODING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FOREBODING definition: 1. a feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon: 2. a feeling that something very bad…. Learn more.

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   How to use foreboding in a sentence. the act of one who forebodes; also : an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil : portent… See the full definition

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   to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune); foretell, portend; augur, predict… See the full definition

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   A foreboding is a glimpse or a feeling that bad things are going to happen. It's a premonition, or look into the future. Most times foreboding implies that something evil is coming, but sometimes it's used for anything bad up ahead, as in "she had a foreboding that the trip would get canceled due to the hurricane." Even if the future looks ...

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › forebodingFOREBODING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon: sense of foreboding There's a sense of foreboding in the capital, as if fighting might at any minute break out. Her forebodings about the future were to prove justified. [ + (that) ] He had a strange foreboding (that) something would go wrong. Synonym. dread (FEAR) Compare.

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   noun. a prediction; portent. a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment. adjective. that forebodes, especially evil. foreboding. / fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ / noun. a feeling of impending evil, disaster, etc. an omen or portent. adjective. presaging something. Discover More. Derived Forms. foreˈbodingness, noun.

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   foreboding. noun. /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/. /fɔːrˈbəʊdɪŋ/. [uncountable, countable] a strong feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen. She had a sense of foreboding that the news would be bad. The letter filled him with foreboding.