premonition

noun
UK: /ˌpreməˈnɪʃən/
US: /ˌpreməˈnɪʃən/

  1. A feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen.

    1. I had a premonition of danger.
    2. He had a strong premonition that the meeting would not go well.

  2. A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something bad.

    1. She had a premonition about the accident.
    2. Before it happened, he experienced a strange premonition of the events to come.

Synonyms

feeling presentiment intuition hunch foreboding omen

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "premonition" in English means: A feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen., A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something bad..

The phonetic transcription of "premonition" is /ˌpreməˈnɪʃən/ in British English and /ˌpreməˈnɪʃən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "premonition": feeling, presentiment, intuition, hunch, foreboding, omen.

Example usage of "premonition": "I had a premonition of danger.". More examples on the page.