Added 9 October 2026
foreboding
/fɔɹˈbɔʊdɪŋ/ noun
In Latin: praesāgium Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about foreboding at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A feeling of evil to come.
a steadily escalating sense of foreboding
- An unfavorable omen.
adjective
Origin
From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- + bode + -ing. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”).
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