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foreboding

Pronunciation: /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/
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Definition of foreboding

noun

[mass noun]
  • a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension:with a sense of foreboding she read the note

adjective

  • implying that something bad is going to happen:when the Doctor spoke, his voice was dark and foreboding

Derivatives

forebodingly

adverb

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