foreboding (English)

Alternative forms

  • forboding

    much less commonly used

    • Etymology

    fore|boding

    Noun

    A sense of evil to come.

    * 1956 — w:Arthur_C._Clarke|Arthur_C._Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 41

    *: A sense of foreboding, the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.

    An evil omen.

    Synonyms

  • augury

    • Translations

    sense of evil to come

  • Bosnian - zla slutnja
  • Bulgariska - прокоба
  • Tjeckiska - zlá předtucha
  • Franska - mauvais pressentiment
  • Italienska - brutto presentimento
  • Portugisiska - mau pressentimento
  • Rumänska - presimțire rea
    • , presentiment rău
  • Spanska - mal presentimiento

    • evil omen

  • Bosnian - predznak zla
  • Finnish: paha enne
  • Italienska - malaugurio
  • Portugisiska - mau agouro
  • Rumänska - piază

    • Adjective

    Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

    Verb

    foreboding

    forebode

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