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foreboding

Pronunciation: /fɔɹˈbɔʊdɪŋ/

The English word “foreboding” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A sense of evil to come.
  2. An evil omen.

adjective

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

Etymology

From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- + bode + -ing. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”).

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