Definition of premonition in English:

premonition

noun ˌpriːməˈnɪʃ(ə)nˌprɛməˈnɪʃ(ə)n

A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
he had a premonition of imminent disaster
Example sentencesExamples
- She glanced at Bev and realized her friend was worried about the premonition.
- It can indicate premonitions or other intuitions about what is to come.
- The prince searches for her through the white night of St. Petersburg, his mind full of confusion, premonitions and anxiety, as on the eve of an attack.
- A chill, in accordance with all the cliches about premonitions and fears, went up my spine. I got up on the counter.
- My cousin's wife spent last night talking about horrible premonitions and it didn't take much to convince my cousin that they would be better off at home.
- There is a mystery lurking in Julie's past, a dead body in the pool house, a wizened dwarf all dressed in black: omens, premonitions, suspicions that things are not what they seem.
- Perhaps my visions are premonitions… though I doubt it greatly.
- Marriage is a very real commitment and is devoid of the romantic notions and premonitions we have about it, and that we carry before engagement.
- I am quite sure that you should not worry too much about your premonitions.
- I had strong premonitions of doom, the unmistakable feeling I was walking into a trap.
Synonyms
apprehension, apprehensiveness, anxiety, perturbation, trepidation, disquiet, disquietude, unease, uneasiness, misgiving, suspicion, worry, fear, fearfulness, dread, alarm
foreboding, presentiment, intuition, feeling, hunch, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, vague feeling, inkling, idea, sixth sense

Derivatives

premonitory

adjective prɪˈmɒnɪt(ə)ri

For instance, I'm not looking ahead to my 30th birthday with any sort of premonitory dread.
Example sentencesExamples
- The whole is accompanied by a ghostly, premonitory sound of deep tolling bells.
- At home, one reaction has been a revival of premonitory scenarios of gloom.
- All the same, there are two passages in the book that I found eerily premonitory of what she would do ten years later.
- I even had a dream that proved premonitory, in which I did go home for the holidays and I was miserable.

premonitor

noun prɪˈmɒnɪtə

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'advance warning'): from French prémonition, from late Latin praemonitio(n-), from Latin praemonere, from prae 'before' + monere 'warn'.

Definition of premonition in US English:

premonition

noun

A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
he had a premonition of imminent disaster
Example sentencesExamples
- She glanced at Bev and realized her friend was worried about the premonition.
- Marriage is a very real commitment and is devoid of the romantic notions and premonitions we have about it, and that we carry before engagement.
- A chill, in accordance with all the cliches about premonitions and fears, went up my spine. I got up on the counter.
- I am quite sure that you should not worry too much about your premonitions.
- My cousin's wife spent last night talking about horrible premonitions and it didn't take much to convince my cousin that they would be better off at home.
- The prince searches for her through the white night of St. Petersburg, his mind full of confusion, premonitions and anxiety, as on the eve of an attack.
- There is a mystery lurking in Julie's past, a dead body in the pool house, a wizened dwarf all dressed in black: omens, premonitions, suspicions that things are not what they seem.
- I had strong premonitions of doom, the unmistakable feeling I was walking into a trap.
- Perhaps my visions are premonitions… though I doubt it greatly.
- It can indicate premonitions or other intuitions about what is to come.
Synonyms
apprehension, apprehensiveness, anxiety, perturbation, trepidation, disquiet, disquietude, unease, uneasiness, misgiving, suspicion, worry, fear, fearfulness, dread, alarm
foreboding, presentiment, intuition, feeling, hunch, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, vague feeling, inkling, idea, sixth sense

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘advance warning’): from French prémonition, from late Latin praemonitio(n-), from Latin praemonere, from prae ‘before’ + monere ‘warn’.

单词	premonition
释义	Definition of premonition in English: premonition noun ˌpriːməˈnɪʃ(ə)nˌprɛməˈnɪʃ(ə)n A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant. he had a premonition of imminent disaster Example sentencesExamples She glanced at Bev and realized her friend was worried about the premonition. It can indicate premonitions or other intuitions about what is to come. The prince searches for her through the white night of St. Petersburg, his mind full of confusion, premonitions and anxiety, as on the eve of an attack. A chill, in accordance with all the cliches about premonitions and fears, went up my spine. I got up on the counter. My cousin's wife spent last night talking about horrible premonitions and it didn't take much to convince my cousin that they would be better off at home. There is a mystery lurking in Julie's past, a dead body in the pool house, a wizened dwarf all dressed in black: omens, premonitions, suspicions that things are not what they seem. Perhaps my visions are premonitions… though I doubt it greatly. Marriage is a very real commitment and is devoid of the romantic notions and premonitions we have about it, and that we carry before engagement. I am quite sure that you should not worry too much about your premonitions. I had strong premonitions of doom, the unmistakable feeling I was walking into a trap. Synonyms apprehension, apprehensiveness, anxiety, perturbation, trepidation, disquiet, disquietude, unease, uneasiness, misgiving, suspicion, worry, fear, fearfulness, dread, alarm foreboding, presentiment, intuition, feeling, hunch, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, vague feeling, inkling, idea, sixth sense Derivatives premonitory adjective prɪˈmɒnɪt(ə)ri For instance, I'm not looking ahead to my 30th birthday with any sort of premonitory dread. Example sentencesExamples The whole is accompanied by a ghostly, premonitory sound of deep tolling bells. At home, one reaction has been a revival of premonitory scenarios of gloom. All the same, there are two passages in the book that I found eerily premonitory of what she would do ten years later. I even had a dream that proved premonitory, in which I did go home for the holidays and I was miserable. premonitor noun prɪˈmɒnɪtə Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'advance warning'): from French prémonition, from late Latin praemonitio(n-), from Latin praemonere, from prae 'before' + monere 'warn'. Definition of premonition in US English: premonition noun A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant. he had a premonition of imminent disaster Example sentencesExamples She glanced at Bev and realized her friend was worried about the premonition. Marriage is a very real commitment and is devoid of the romantic notions and premonitions we have about it, and that we carry before engagement. A chill, in accordance with all the cliches about premonitions and fears, went up my spine. I got up on the counter. I am quite sure that you should not worry too much about your premonitions. My cousin's wife spent last night talking about horrible premonitions and it didn't take much to convince my cousin that they would be better off at home. The prince searches for her through the white night of St. Petersburg, his mind full of confusion, premonitions and anxiety, as on the eve of an attack. There is a mystery lurking in Julie's past, a dead body in the pool house, a wizened dwarf all dressed in black: omens, premonitions, suspicions that things are not what they seem. I had strong premonitions of doom, the unmistakable feeling I was walking into a trap. Perhaps my visions are premonitions… though I doubt it greatly. It can indicate premonitions or other intuitions about what is to come. Synonyms apprehension, apprehensiveness, anxiety, perturbation, trepidation, disquiet, disquietude, unease, uneasiness, misgiving, suspicion, worry, fear, fearfulness, dread, alarm foreboding, presentiment, intuition, feeling, hunch, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, vague feeling, inkling, idea, sixth sense Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘advance warning’): from French prémonition, from late Latin praemonitio(n-), from Latin praemonere, from prae ‘before’ + monere ‘warn’.
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