Definition of presentiment Presentiment
pre•sen•ti•ment
We found 5 definitions of presentiment from 5 different sources.
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What does presentiment mean?
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| presentiment - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" | ||
| foreboding, premonition, boding | ||
| apprehensiveness, dread, apprehension the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" | ||
| shadow refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow" | ||
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- presentiment (Noun)
A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- presentiment (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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presentiment
prē-sen′ti-ment, n. a sentiment or feeling beforehand: previous opinion: an impression as of something unpleasant soon to happen. [O. Fr.,—L. præsentīre.]
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🔤- presentiment, noun, singular of presentiments.
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