foreboding
11Foreboding — Forebode Fore*bode , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foreboded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foreboding}.] [AS. forebodian; fore + bodian to announce. See {Bode} v. t.] 1. To foretell. [1913 Webster] 2. To be prescient of (some ill or misfortune); to have an inward… …
12foreboding — I. noun Date: 14th century the act of one who forebodes; also an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil ; portent II. adjective Date: 1630 indicative of or marked by foreboding • forebodingly adverb • forebodingness …
13foreboding — fore|bod|ing [fo:ˈbəudıŋ US fo:rˈbou ] n [U] a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen soon ▪ She waited for news with a grim sense of foreboding …
14foreboding — fore|bod|ing1 [ fɔr boudıŋ ] noun uncount a strong unpleasant feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon foreboding fore|bod|ing 2 [ fɔr boudıŋ ] adjective LITERARY making you feel that something bad will happen …
15foreboding — noun (U) a feeling that something very unpleasant is going to happen soon: She waited for news from the hospital with a grim sense of foreboding …
16foreboding — noun 1) a feeling of foreboding Syn: apprehension, anxiety, trepidation, disquiet, unease, uneasiness, misgiving, suspicion, worry, fear, fearfulness, dread, alarm; informal the willies, the heebie jeebies, the jitters, the creeps …
17foreboding — fore•bod•ing [[t]fɔrˈboʊ dɪŋ, foʊr [/t]] n. 1) a prediction; portent 2) a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment 3) of or indicating foreboding, esp. of evil • Etymology: 1350–1400 fore•bod′ing•ly, adv.… …
18foreboding — forebodingly, adv. forebodingness, n. /fawr boh ding, fohr /, n. 1. a prediction; portent. 2. a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment. adj. 3. that forebodes, esp. evil. [1350 1400; ME forbodyng (n.); see …
19foreboding — 1. noun a) A sense of evil to come. b) An evil omen. Syn: augury 2. adjective Of ominous significance …
20foreboding — Synonyms and related words: abusive, actuarial prediction, advance notice, affect, affection, agitated, agitation, all overish, all overs, angst, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious, anxious bench, anxious concern, anxious seat,… …
