Definitions for forebodingfɔrˈboʊ dɪŋ, foʊr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fore•bod•ingfɔrˈboʊ dɪŋ, foʊr-(n.)
a prediction; portent.
a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment.
(adj.)of or indicating foreboding, esp. of evil.
Origin of foreboding:
1350–1400
fore•bod′ing•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding(noun)
a feeling of evil to come
"a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
foreboding(adj)
an unfavorable omen
fateful, foreboding(a), portentous(adj)
ominously prophetic
Wiktionary
foreboding(Noun)
A sense of evil to come.
foreboding(Noun)
An evil omen.
foreboding(Adjective)
Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
Webster Dictionary
Foreboding
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Foreboding(noun)
presage of coming ill; expectation of misfortune
Translations for foreboding
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
foreboding(noun)
a feeling that something bad is going to happen
He has a strange foreboding that he will die young.
- voorgevoel; voorspookselAfrikaans
- تَشاؤُم ، تَطَيُّر، إحساس بأن شرّا سوف يَحْدُثArabic
- лошо предчувствиеBulgarian
- pressentimentoPortuguese (BR)
- předtuchaCzech
- die AhnungGerman
- forudanelseDanish
- κακό προαίσθημαGreek
- presentimientoSpanish
- halb eelaim(d)usEstonian
- احساس نگرانیFarsi
- ennakkoaavistusFinnish
- pressentimentFrench
- תְּחוּשָה מְבַשֶׂרֶת רָעוֹתHebrew
- भविष्यवाणीHindi
- slutnja, nagovještajCroatian
- rossz előérzetHungarian
- firasat burukIndonesian
- fyrirboðiIcelandic
- presentimentoItalian
- 予感Japanese
- 예감, 전조Korean
- bloga nuojautaLithuanian
- priekšnojautaLatvian
- firasat burukMalay
- voorgevoelDutch
- bange anelser, forutanelseNorwegian
- przeczuciePolish
- احساس نگرانیPersian
- پریشانیPashto
- pressentimentoPortuguese
- presimţireRomanian
- дурное предчувствиеRussian
- predtuchaSlovak
- zla slutnjaSlovenian
- predosećajSerbian
- föraningSwedish
- ความรู้สึกที่ว่าจะมีเหตุร้ายเกิดขึ้นThai
- önsezi, içe doğmaTurkish
- 預感(災禍等)Chinese (Trad.)
- недобре передчуттяUkrainian
- کچھ برا ہونے کا اندیشہUrdu
- sự báo trước; điềmVietnamese
- 预感（灾祸等）Chinese (Simp.)
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