foreboding

/fɔ:'boudiɳ/
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foreboding

A dark cloud brought a sense of foreboding to the small village.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune or evil: A sense of impending doom or disaster, often without a clear, specific reason.
    • An unfavorable omen; a sign that something bad is going to happen: An event or sign interpreted as predicting trouble.

  2. Adjective:

    • Ominously prophetic; indicating or suggesting that something bad will happen: Describing something that causes or conveys a sense of impending misfortune.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • She was filled with a deep foreboding about the journey.
    • The sudden silence was a foreboding of the storm to come.
  • Adjective:
    • The dark clouds had a foreboding appearance.Note: The adjectival use is less common than the noun form.
Advanced Usage
  • "A sense/feeling of foreboding": This is a very common collocation to describe the emotional state.
    • A sense of foreboding hung over the empty house.
  • "Foreboding that...": Used to introduce a clause specifying the feared event.
    • He had a foreboding that the news would be bad.
Variants and Related Words
  • Forebode (verb): To portend or foreshadow; to have a premonition of (something bad).
    • The strange noises foreboded a mechanical failure.
  • Foreboder (noun): One who forebodes (rare).
Synonyms
  • Premonition: A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
  • Presentiment: An intuitive feeling about the future, often of something bad.
  • Apprehension: Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen.
  • Omen: An event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
Antonyms
  • Hope: A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
  • Optimism: Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "A cloud of foreboding": A pervasive atmosphere of impending trouble.
    • A cloud of foreboding settled over the negotiations.
  • "To be filled with foreboding": To be overwhelmed by a sense of impending doom.
    • As the deadline approached, she was filled with foreboding.
foreboding

A dark cloud brought a sense of foreboding to the small village.

Adjective
  1. ominously prophetic
Noun
  1. an unfavorable omen
  2. a feeling of evil to come
    • a steadily escalating sense of foreboding
    • the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case

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