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Presentiment

Presentiment Meaning & Definition
Presentiment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Presentiment?

[n] a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Presentiment: boding | foreboding | premonition

Related Terms | Find terms related to Presentiment:

See Also | apprehension | apprehensiveness | dread | presage | shadow

Presentiment In Webster's Dictionary

\Pre*sen"ti*ment\, n. [Pref. pre- + sentiment: cf. F. pressentiment. See {Presentient}.] Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding.

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