Foreboding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foreboding is a noun meaning A sense of evil to come.
Meaning
A sense of evil to come.
More Meanings
- An evil omen.
- Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
- present participle and gerund of forebode
Example Sentences
I feel a slight foreboding about going home this year.
Blood on the street / Foreboding god complex / She never knew she was next
A sense of foreboding, the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.
To me there is something sad in his life, and sometimes I have a sort of foreboding about him. I don't know why, but I fancy he will have some great trouble—perhaps an unhappy end.
Word Forms
- forebodings
- forboding
Synonyms for foreboding
Depending on context, synonyms include augury, preboding, inauspicious, portentous, augurous, baleful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boding, portentous, presentiment, premonition, fateful, prophetic.
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