Foreboding Definition & Meaning
foreboding
- adjective
- ominously prophetic
- noun
- a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
- an unfavorable omen
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- What does foreboding mean?
- ominously prophetic a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" an unfavorable omen
- What part of speech is foreboding?
- Foreboding is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does foreboding have?
- Foreboding has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).