prem·o·ni·tion

(prĕm′ə-nĭsh′ən, prē′mə-)

1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.

2. A warning in advance; a forewarning.

[Late Latin praemonitiō, praemonitiōn-, from Latin praemonitus, past participle of praemonēre, to forewarn : prae-, pre- + monēre, to warn; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

pre·mon′i·to′ri·ly (-mŏn′ĭ-tôr′ə-lē) adv.

pre·mon′i·to′ry adj.

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premonition

(ˌprɛməˈnɪʃən)

1. an intuition of a future, usually unwelcome, occurrence; foreboding

2. an early warning of a future event; forewarning

[C16: from Late Latin praemonitiō, from Latin praemonēre to admonish beforehand, from prae before + monēre to warn, advise]

premonitory adj

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pre•mo•ni•tion

(ˌpri məˈnɪʃ ən, ˌprɛm ə-)

n.

a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: a premonition of danger.

[1425–75; late Middle English premunicioun < Late Latin praemonitiō forewarning]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	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" boding, foreboding, presentiment 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.	premonition - an early warning about a future event forewarning warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"

premonition

noun

1. feeling, idea, intuition, suspicion, hunch, apprehension, misgiving, foreboding, funny feeling (informal), presentiment, feeling in your bones He had an unshakable premonition that he would die.

2. omen, sign, warning, portent, presage, forewarning the first premonition of winter

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Translations

تَحْذير سابِقهَاجِس

předtuchatušení

bange anelseforudanelse

Vorahnung

προαίσθημα

premoniciónpresentimeinto

ennakkoaavistus

pressentiment prémonition

predosjećaj

elõérzet

fyrirboîi; hugboî

premonitore premonizione presentimento

予感

예감

nujautimas

nojautapriekšnojauta

föraning

การเตือนล่วงหน้า

içe doğmakehanet önsezi

linh tính báo trước

前兆预感

premonition

[ˌpreməˈnɪʃən] N → presentimiento m, premonición f
to have a premonition that → presentir que ...

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premonition

[ˌprɛməˈnɪʃ^ən] n → prémonition f
to have a premonition of sth → avoir la prémonition de qch
to have a premonition (that) ... → avoir la prémonition que ...

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premonition

n (= presentiment) → (böse or schlechte) Vorahnung, (böses or schlechtes) Vorgefühl; (= forewarning) → Vorwarnung f

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premonition

[ˌprɛːməˈnɪʃ/ən] n → presentimento, premonizione f

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premonition

(preməˈniʃən) noun

a feeling that something (especially something unpleasant) is going to happen.

premonition

→ هَاجِس předtucha forudanelse Vorahnung προαίσθημα premonición ennakkoaavistus pressentiment predosjećaj premonizione 予感 예감 voorgevoel forutanelse ostrzeżenie premonição предчувствие föraning การเตือนล่วงหน้า kehanet linh tính báo trước 前兆

pre·mo·ni·tion

n. premonición, presentimiento.

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