Presentiment

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  • noun. A sense that something is about to occur; a premonition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A direct, though vague, perception of a future event, or a feeling which seems to be such a perception.
  • noun. Specifically An antecedent feeling or impression that some misfortune or calamity is about to happen; anticipation of impending evil; foreboding.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.
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  • noun. a feeling of evil to come
  • Word Usage
    "The term presentiment suggests a sense of foreboding, a vague feeling of danger, an intuitive hunch that something not quite right is about to unfold."
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