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Presentiment

noun/pɹɪzˈɛntɪmənt/
Definition
a feeling of evil to come
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹɪzˈɛntɪmənt/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹɪzˈɛntɪmənt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹɪzˈɛntɪmənt/
4 syllables Say it as /pɹɪzˈɛntɪmənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna feeling of evil to come
“a steadily escalating sense of foreboding”
Word Forms
forebodeverbmake a prediction about; tell in advance
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
voorgevoel
een gevoel van kwaad dat gaat komen
🇵🇹Portuguese
pressentimento
um sentimento de maldade por vir
🇷🇺Russian
предчувствие
ощущение грядущего зла
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पूर्वाभाव
आने वाली बुराई की भावना
🇧🇩Bengali
উপস্থাপনা
একটি খারাপ অনুভূতি আসছে
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்வைப்பு
வரும் தீய உணர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రదర్శన
రాబోయే చెడు భావన
🇮🇳Marathi
सादरीकरण
येणारी वाईट भावना
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રસ્તુતિ
આવવાની અનિષ્ટની લાગણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಿ
ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಭಾವನೆ ಬರಲಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അവതരണം
വരാനിരിക്കുന്ന തിന്മയുടെ ഒരു തോന്നൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ
ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਬੁਰਾਈ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیشکش
آنے والی برائی کا احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
预感
邪恶即将来临的感觉
🇯🇵Japanese
予感
悪の予感
🇰🇷Korean
예감
나쁜 느낌이 다가온다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điềm báo
một cảm giác xấu xa đang đến
🇹🇭Thai
การนำเสนอ
ความรู้สึกชั่วร้ายที่กำลังจะเกิดขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
firasat
🇵🇭Filipino
pagtatanghal
isang pakiramdam ng kasamaan na darating
🇲🇾Malay
pembentangan
perasaan jahat akan datang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عرض
شعور بالشر قادم
🇮🇷Persian
ابراز وجود
احساس بدی در آینده
🇹🇷Turkish
önsezi
gelecek bir kötülük hissi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הווה
הרגשה של רע שיבוא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'presentiment'?
The primary meaning of 'presentiment' is 'a feeling of evil to come'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'presentiment' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'presentiment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'presentiment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'presentiment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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