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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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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