foreboding
/fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/ IELTSAcademic
noun
A feeling that something bad is about to happen; an uneasy prediction.
- There was a foreboding quiet in the empty house.
- She felt foreboding as the sky darkened suddenly.
Adinary Nuance
Near-neighbors: Unlike simple fear or dread, foreboding stresses a vague, uneasy prediction often tied to a specific situation. Writers choose foreboding over heavier terms like presentiment when the feeling is subtle but persistent.
In other languages
- Spanish
- Premonición inquietante
- Japanese
- 不吉な予感
- Korean
- 불길한 예감
- Vietnamese
- Cảm giác ám ảnh xấu
- Chinese
- 不祥的预感
Etymology
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Common phrases
a sense of forebodingdeep foreboding aboutwith foreboding feelings
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