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foreboding

3 syllables
nounadjective
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As a noun, foreboding means a sense of evil to come. As an adjective, it means of ominous significance.

Meanings of foreboding

4 meanings

noun

  1. A sense of evil to come.

  2. An evil omen.

adjective

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

  2. Ominously prophetic

    Similar: fateful, portentous

verb

Present participle of forebode

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: ominously prophetic
fatefulportentous
noun: a feeling of evil to come
premonitionpresentimentboding

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