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premonition
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pre·mo·ni·tion  (prm-nshn, prm-)
n.
1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.
2. A warning in advance; a forewarning.

[Late Latin praemoniti, praemonitin-, from Latin praemonitus, past participle of praemonre, to forewarn : prae-, pre- + monre, to warn; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]

pre·moni·tori·ly (-mn-tôr-l, -tr-) adv.
pre·moni·tory adj.

premonition
Noun
a feeling that something unpleasant is going to happen; foreboding [Latin prae before + monere to warn]
premonitory adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.premonition - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
shadow - a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
presage - a foreboding about what is about to happen
2.premonitionpremonition - an early warning about a future event
warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"

premonition
noun feeling, idea, intuition, suspicion, hunch, apprehension, misgiving, foreboding, funny feeling (informal) presentiment, feeling in your bones
Translations
premonition [prɛməˈnɪʃən] npresentimiento

premonition [prɛməˈnɪʃən] nprémonition f

premonition [prɛməˈnɪʃən] nVorahnung f

premonition [prɛməˈnɪʃən] npremonizione f

premonition
n premonition [preməˈniʃən]
a feeling that something (especially something unpleasant) is going to happen. voorgevoel تَحْذير سابِق предчувствие (zlé) tušení bange anelse die Vorahnung προαίσθημα premonición eelaimus دلشوره؛ برات شدن ennakkoaavistus pressentiment תְּחוּשָה מוקדֶמֶת पूर्व सूचना predosjećaj,nagovještaj előérzet firasat fyrirboði; hugboð premonizione, presentimento 予感 전조, 예감 (negeras) nujautimas []nojauta prarasa voorgevoel forutanelse, (for)varsel (złe) przeczucie premonição premoniţie; presentiment предчувствие (zlé) tušenie slutnja predosećanje föraning การเตือนล่วงหน้า önsezi, içe doğma 預感,前兆 передчуття پيش آگاہي điềm báo trước


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