foreboding

🇺🇸 /fɔːrˈbəʊdɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/
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noun
R

The worry that bad things will happen.

As dark clouds gathered, she felt a strong sense of foreboding.

adjective
R

Causing the feeling that bad things will happen.

The dark, stormy sky gave a foreboding atmosphere to the evening.

translation

n. The worry that bad things will happen.
adj. Causing the feeling that bad things will happen.

Word Forms

Plural forebodings