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premonition
[ pree-muh-nish-uhn, prem-uh- ]
noun
- a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment:
He had a vague premonition of danger.
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- a forewarning.
premonition
/ prɪˈmɒnɪtərɪ; ˌprɛməˈnɪʃən; -trɪ /
noun
- an intuition of a future, usually unwelcome, occurrence; foreboding
- an early warning of a future event; forewarning
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Derived Forms
- premonitory, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of premonition1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English premunicioun, from Late Latin DzԾپō-, stem of DzԾپō “a forewarning”; equivalent to pre- + monition; also praemunire
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Word History and Origins
Origin of premonition1
C16: from Late Latin DzԾپō, from Latin Dzŧ to admonish beforehand, from prae before + Dzŧ to warn, advise
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I glanced over to find the mother staring into the abyss of the fridge, experiencing some premonition of what grim fate was about to befall her daughter.
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He had a premonition that history would repeat itself.
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Braxton: I’m sticking with my previous pick of Victoria having a premonition.
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Our former faith in manifest destiny always included another possibility; let’s call it a premonition of manifest doom.
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The supermarket gave him a premonition of something sinister to come.
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