Definition of FOREBODING

foreboding

Meanings

Plural: forebodings

Noun

  • a feeling of evil to come
    • "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"
  • an unfavorable omen
  • A sense of evil to come.
  • An evil omen

Verb

  • make a prediction about; tell in advance
  • present participle and gerund of forebode

Adjective Satellite

  • ominously prophetic

Adj

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

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- + bode + -ing. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”).

Scrabble Score: 17

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Words With Friends Score: 20

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