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foreboder

Variant of forebode

transitive verb, intransitive verb foreboded, foreboding

to indicate beforehand; portend; foretell; predict (esp. something bad or harmful)
to have a presentiment of (something bad or harmful)

Origin: OE forebodian: see fore- & bode

Related Forms:

foreboder noun

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