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 Definitions of presentiment  [ɪˈzɛn tə mənt]  

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Definition of 'presentiment' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) presentiment
a feeling that something is about to happen, esp. something evil; foreboding.

Etymology:  (1705–15; < F, now obs. spelling of pressentiment. See pre -, sentiment)

Definition of 'presentiment' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding
a feeling of evil to come
"a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"


Definition of 'presentiment' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) presentiment
previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding



'presentiment' - Nearby Entries  

present  presented  presenter  presentiment  presentism  presentist  presently  



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