Definition of Foreboding
Foreboding
For·e·bod·ing


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Giving a feeling of impending evil or disaster

e.g. The old mansion had a foreboding atmosphere that made us nervous.

(noun)
the action of feeling or predicting that something bad is going to happen;

e.g. His foreboding turned out to be correct and the disaster that he had predicted occurred the next day.

(adjective)
implying or indicating that something bad is going to happen;

e.g. The room was filled with a foreboding silence before everyone burst into argument.



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