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foreboding definition
fore·bod·ing (fôr bōd′iŋ, fôr′bōd′-)
noun
a prediction, portent, or presentiment, esp. of something bad or harmful
Etymology: OE forebodung
adjective
characterized by foreboding
Related Forms:
- forebodingly fore·bod′·ingly adverb
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