Forebodement

/fɔrˈboʊdmənt/ noun

Definition

A feeling, sign, or indication that something bad or important is going to happen; a premonition or sense of approaching events.

Etymology

From 'forebode' + '-ment' (a suffix creating nouns from verbs, denoting action or result). Creates a noun meaning the act or result of foreboding, a premonition or sign.

Kelly Says

Forebodement is what you feel in your stomach when you just know something's wrong—that non-rational knowing that often turns out to be right. It's intuition speaking in the language of dread.

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