PREMONITION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An early warning about a future event

Synonyms:

forewarning; premonition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("premonition" is a kind of...):

warning (a message informing of danger)

Meaning:

A feeling of evil to come

Example:

the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case

Synonyms:

boding; foreboding; premonition; presentiment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("premonition" is a kind of...):

apprehension; apprehensiveness; dread (fearful expectation or anticipation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "premonition"):

shadow (a premonition of something adverse)

presage (a foreboding about what is about to happen)