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PREMONITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An early warning about a future event
Synonyms:
forewarning; premonition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("premonition" is a kind of...):
warning (a message informing of danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A feeling of evil to come
Example:
the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
Synonyms:
boding; foreboding; premonition; presentiment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("premonition" is a kind of...):
apprehension; apprehensiveness; dread (fearful expectation or anticipation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "premonition"):
shadow (a premonition of something adverse)
presage (a foreboding about what is about to happen)
