Associations to the word «Foreboding»

Wiktionary

FOREBODING, noun. A sense of evil to come.
FOREBODING, noun. An evil omen.
FOREBODING, adjective. Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
FOREBODING, verb. Present participle of forebode

Dictionary definition

FOREBODING, noun. 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, noun. An unfavorable omen.
FOREBODING, adjective. Ominously prophetic.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.