foreboding

== English == === Alternative forms === forboding (much less commonly used) === Etymology === From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- +‎ bode +‎ -ing. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === foreboding (countable and uncountable, plural forebodings) A sense of evil to come. Synonyms: augury, preboding An evil omen. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding) Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty. Synonyms: inauspicious, portentous; see also Thesaurus:ominous ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === foreboding present participle and gerund of forebode