foreboding in English dictionary

  • foreboding

    Meanings and definitions of "foreboding"

    • A sense of evil to come.
    • An evil omen.
    • Of ominous significance.
    • Present participle of forebode.
    • adjective
      Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
    • noun
      A sense of evil to come.
    • noun
      An evil omen.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]forebode[/i]
    • Sense of evil to come
    • Evil omen
    • A sign that is supposed to reveal whether the future will be favourable or not.
    • noun
      an unfavorable omen
    • noun
      a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"

    Synonyms of "foreboding" in English dictionary

    premonition, presage, prophetic are the top synonyms of "foreboding" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of foreboding

    • foreboding ( plural  forebodings)
    • foreboding ( comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding)
    • foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding)
    • foreboding (plural forebodings)

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