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1foreboding
noun fore·bod·ing \-ˈbō-diŋ\
: a feeling that something bad is going to happen
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First Known Use of FOREBODING
14th century
Related to FOREBODING
- Synonyms
- premonition, presage, presentiment, prognostication
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2foreboding
adjective
Definition of FOREBODING
: indicative of or marked by foreboding
— fore·bod·ing·ly \-diŋ-lē\ adverb
— fore·bod·ing·ness noun
First Known Use of FOREBODING
1630
Related to FOREBODING
- Synonyms
- baleful, dire, direful, doomy, ominous, ill, ill-boding, inauspicious, menacing, minatory, portentous, sinister, threatening
- Antonyms
- unthreatening
Other Occult Terms
FOREBODING[1] Defined for Kids
foreboding
noun fore·bod·ing \fȯr-ˈbō-diŋ\
Definition of FOREBODING for Kids
: a feeling that something bad is going to happen
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