premonition
/,pri:mə'niʃn/
Definition
- Noun:
- An early warning about a future event: A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
- A feeling of evil or misfortune to come: An intuitive anticipation, often of a negative nature, that precedes an event.
Usage
- A premonition is typically an unexplained, intuitive feeling about a future event. It is not based on logical reasoning or evidence.
- It is often associated with anxiety or dread about something bad that might happen.
- The word is commonly used in contexts involving personal feelings, omens, or forebodings.
Examples
- She had a premonition that the plane would crash and decided not to board.
- His sudden feeling of dread was more than just nervousness; it was a premonition of the disaster to come.
- Ignoring her premonition, he went on the trip and regretted it later.
Advanced Usage
- "To have a premonition about/of something": This is the standard collocation for expressing this feeling.
- He had a strange premonition of danger as he entered the old house.
- "A nagging/premonition": Used to describe a persistent, troubling feeling.
- A nagging premonition kept her from feeling at ease all evening.
Variants and Related Words
- Premonitory (adjective): Giving a warning or feeling that something, especially something bad, is going to happen.
- She experienced premonitory symptoms before the migraine began.
Synonyms
- Foreboding: A feeling that something bad will happen.
- Presentiment: An intuitive feeling about the future, especially of something bad.
- Hunch: A feeling or guess not based on facts.
Antonyms
- Afterthought: An idea or reflection occurring after an event.
- Hindsight: Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- A gut feeling/premonition: An instinctive feeling, not based on logic.
- I can't explain why, but I have a gut premonition we should cancel the meeting.
- To act on a premonition: To take action because of such a feeling.
- She acted on a premonition and changed her travel plans, which saved her life.
Noun
-
an early warning about a future event
-
a feeling of evil to come
-
a steadily escalating sense of foreboding
-
the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
-
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ có nhắc đến "premonition"
