premonition

prem·o·ni·tion

P5571800 (prĕm′ə-nĭsh′ən, prē′mə-)n.1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.2. A warning in advance; a forewarning.

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[Late Latin praemonitiō, praemonitiōn-, from Latin praemonitus, past participle of praemonēre, to forewarn : prae-, pre- + monēre, to warn; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·mon′i·to′ri·ly (-mŏn′ĭ-tôr′ə-lē) adv.pre·mon′i·to′ry adj.

premonition

(ˌprɛməˈnɪʃən) n1. an intuition of a future, usually unwelcome, occurrence; foreboding2. an early warning of a future event; forewarning[C16: from Late Latin praemonitiō, from Latin praemonēre to admonish beforehand, from prae before + monēre to warn, advise] premonitory adj

pre•mo•ni•tion

(ˌpri məˈnɪʃ ən, ˌprɛm ə-)

n. a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: a premonition of danger. [1425–75; late Middle English premunicioun < Late Latin praemonitiō forewarning]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	premonition - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"boding, foreboding, presentimentapprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"shadow - a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"presage - a foreboding about what is about to happen
	2.	premonition - an early warning about a future eventforewarningwarning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"

premonition

noun1. feeling, idea, intuition, suspicion, hunch, apprehension, misgiving, foreboding, funny feeling (informal), presentiment, feeling in your bones He had an unshakable premonition that he would die.2. omen, sign, warning, portent, presage, forewarning the first premonition of winter

Translations

前兆预感

premonition

(preməˈniʃən) noun a feeling that something (especially something unpleasant) is going to happen. 預感，前兆 预感，前兆

premonition

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