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Foreboding

noun/fˈɔːɹboʊdɪŋ/
Definition
a feeling of evil to come
an unfavorable omen
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈɔːɹboʊdɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈɔːbəʊdɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈɔːbəʊdɪŋ/
4 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹboʊdɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna feeling of evil to come
“a steadily escalating sense of foreboding”
nounan unfavorable omen
verbmake a prediction about; tell in advance
“Call the outcome of an election”
adjectiveominously prophetic
Word Forms
forebodeverbmake a prediction about; tell in advance
predictiveadjectiveof or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
predictionnounthe act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
predictornounsomeone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
foretellingnouna statement made about the future
prognosticativeadjectiveof or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prognosticationnouna statement made about the future
prognosisnouna prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
prognosticatornounsomeone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
forebodingnouna feeling of evil to come
anticipatoryadjectivein anticipation
portentnouna sign of something about to happen
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Ahnung
ein Gefühl des bevorstehenden Bösen
🇫🇷French
pressentiment
un sentiment de mal à venir
🇪🇸Spanish
presentimiento
un sentimiento de maldad por venir
🇮🇹Italian
presentimento
una sensazione di male a venire
🇳🇱Dutch
voorteken
een gevoel van kwaad dat gaat komen
🇵🇹Portuguese
pressentimento
um sentimento de maldade por vir
🇷🇺Russian
предчувствие
ощущение грядущего зла
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भविष्य-ज्ञान
आने वाली बुराई की भावना
🇧🇩Bengali
পূর্বাভাস
একটি খারাপ অনুভূতি আসছে
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்னறிவிப்பு
வரும் தீய உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
ముందస్తు సూచన
రాబోయే చెడు భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
पूर्वसूचना
येणारी वाईट भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂર્વસૂચન
આવવાની અનિષ્ટની લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ
ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಭಾವನೆ ಬರಲಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രവചനം
വരാനിരിക്കുന്ന തിന്മയുടെ ഒരു തോന്നൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ
ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਬੁਰਾਈ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیش گوئی
آنے والی برائی کا احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不祥的预感
邪恶即将来临的感觉
🇯🇵Japanese
予感
悪の予感
🇰🇷Korean
예언
나쁜 느낌이 다가온다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điềm báo
một cảm giác xấu xa đang đến
🇹🇭Thai
ลางสังหรณ์
ความรู้สึกชั่วร้ายที่กำลังจะเกิดขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
firasat
🇵🇭Filipino
pag-iisip
isang pakiramdam ng kasamaan na darating
🇲🇾Malay
firasat
perasaan jahat akan datang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نذير
شعور بالشر قادم
🇮🇷Persian
پیش بینی
احساس بدی در آینده
🇹🇷Turkish
önsezi
gelecek bir kötülük hissi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מבשר רעות
הרגשה של רע שיבוא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'foreboding'?
The primary meaning of 'foreboding' is 'a feeling of evil to come'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foreboding' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'foreboding' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'foreboding' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'foreboding' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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