Definition of Foreboding
Foreboding
fore·bod·ing


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a feeling of fear, apprehension, and anxiety that something bad is going to happen;

e.g. We were consumed with foreboding while walking in the dark and scary night.

(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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