Definitions for foreboding
fɔrˈboʊ dɪŋ, foʊr-fore·bod·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. foreboding, premonition, presentiment, bodingnoun

   a feeling of evil to come

   "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"

2. forebodingadjective

   an unfavorable omen

3. fateful, foreboding(a), portentousadjective

   ominously prophetic

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. forebodingnoun

   A sense of evil to come.

2. forebodingnoun

   An evil omen.

3. forebodingadjective

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foreboding

   Foreboding is a strong feeling or premonition that something unpleasant or disastrous is going to happen. It can be characterized by a sense of dread, unease, or apprehension about the future. Foreboding can also refer to a warning or indication of something negative in the future.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foreboding

   of Forebode

2. Forebodingnoun

   presage of coming ill; expectation of misfortune

How to pronounce foreboding?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say foreboding in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreboding in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreboding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of foreboding in a Sentence

1. Aeschylus:

   I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil.

2. Lars Pilø:

   Fieldwork will continue as long as there is ice left in the high mountains, i do feel a deep sense of foreboding doing this type of work.

3. Glenn Stutzky:

   As I look across what’s happening in the world, there’s almost a certain foreboding that we could probably fairly quickly move to an apocalyptic situation in our future while we’re still living here, people may have that shadow in the background.

4. Tom Rhodes:

   A very foreboding sign, the journalist was killed just three days after President Salva Kiir threatened to target journalists before departing for peace talks in Addis Ababa, it is still too early to tell whether there is a link but this tragedy will certainly cast a pall over independent reporting in the country as South Sudanese journalists are increasingly forced to self-censor as a means of survival.

5. Martin Van Buren:

   We have seen time gradually dispel every unfavorable foreboding and our Constitution surmount every adverse circumstance dreaded at the outset as beyond control.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=foreboding
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Foreboding
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreboding