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presentiment (s) (noun), presentiments (pl)
1. A sense that something is about to occur; a premonition; a foreboding or feeling that something bad will happen: While she was driving the car on the bumpy country road, Helen had a presentiment that she was going to get a flat tire.
2. An awareness of some event, especially of an unpleasant event, before it takes place and before there is any reason to suspect it or know about it: Mary's cat always seems to have a presentiment that a thunderstorm is approaching and so she finds a place to hide.
A feeling that something is about to happen.
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A foreboding or apprehension about some evil that could result from some action.
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A belief that there would be a negative reaction to what someone did.
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A strong feeling that something is about to happen; a premonition; an awareness that an unpleasant event will take place before it occurs. (3)
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