foreboding
foreboding · more foreboding · most foreboding
божественний, божий, надістотний
злополучный, злосчастный
unsternbedroht, unterm Unglücksstern geboren
Of ominous significanceOf ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
US/fɔɹˈbɔʊdɪŋ/
» Mary shrugged the sense of foreboding away.
Meaning
1 sensesOf ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
More definitions
- ominously prophetic
Examples
8 sentencesMary shrugged the sense of foreboding away.
Despite her foreboding, Mary entered the cellar.
A foreboding thundercloud formed in the sky.
With some foreboding, we entered the petrified forest.
After watching that film he was filled with a sense of foreboding.
Origin
From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- + bode + -ing. Compare GermaFrom Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- + bode + -ing. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”).
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Forms
more foreboding, most foreboding| Comparative | more foreboding Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most foreboding Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
27 synonymsdisastrousB1divineB1fatalB2inauspiciousportentousaugurousbalefulbodefulbodingdireill-bodingill-fatedill-omenedill-starred
Close in meaning
- ominously prophetic:fatefulportentous
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form