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foreboding

Noun

IPA /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/

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An uneasy feeling that something bad is about to happen.

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foreboding/fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/

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Dark clouds gather
Someone feels that trouble is coming

Foreboding is an uneasy expectation, not proof of a future event.

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I felt a sense of foreboding as the sky darkened.
The opening chapter creates foreboding before the narrator reveals the danger.

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foreboding — An uneasy feeling that something bad is about to happen.

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An uneasy feeling that something bad is about to happen.

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Word origin

Formed from forebode; its second part is related to Old English bodian, meaning to announce.

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A sense of foreboding and a feeling of foreboding are common expressions.

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