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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prɪˈzɛntəmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pri zen′tə mənt)

pre•sen•ti•ment /prɪˈzɛntəmənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a feeling that something bad is about to happen:a presentiment of impending doom.

See -sent-.

pre•sen•ti•ment (pri zen′tə mənt),USA pronunciation n.

a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, esp. something evil;
foreboding.

French, now obsolete spelling of pressentiment. See pre-, sentiment
1705–15

pre•sen′ti•ment′al, adj.

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presentiment /prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/ n

a sense of something about to happen; premonition

Etymology: 18th Century: from obsolete French, from pressentir to sense beforehand; see pre-, sentiment

'presentiment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

divination - presage - presentient - bodement - forebode - foreboding - forefeel - foreknowledge - premonition

Synonyms: expectation, apprehension, premonition, anticipation, foreboding, more...

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