Foreboding

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fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/
noun
noun: foreboding; plural noun: forebodings
  1. 1.
    a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension.
    “with a sense of foreboding she read the note”
    12717545_665991480207400_9095795496204359785_nsynonyms: apprehension, apprehensiveness,anxiety, perturbation, trepidation,disquiet, disquietude, unease,uneasiness, misgiving, suspicion,worry, fear, fearfulness, dread, alarm;More
    antonyms:12106693_624329767706905_7636879451072832801_n calm
adjective
adjective: foreboding
  1. 1.
    implying that something bad is going to happen.
    “when the Doctor spoke, his voice was dark and foreboding”
forebode
fɔːˈbəʊd/
verb

archaic
gerund or present participle: foreboding
  1. (of a situation or occurrence) act as an advance warning of (something bad).
    “this lull foreboded some new assault upon him”
    synonyms: presage, augur, portend, prognosticate,foreshadow, foreshow, foretell, forecast,predict, prophesy, forewarn, warn of, be a warning of, herald, be an omen of, be a harbinger of; More
    • have a presentiment of (something bad).
      “I foreboded mischief the moment I heard”
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