premonition
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌprɛm.əˈnɪʃ.ən/
- I felt a strong premonition that something bad was about to happen as I entered the dark room.
- premonition about the future
- dream premonition
- report a premonition
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Examples
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Although she had a premonition of coming disaster, Thunapa knew she had to flee.
Academic text (1999) -
Watching the drill, Harry Carpenter had a curious premonition of imminent disaster.
Fiction book (2000) -
My father had a premonition all this would happen.
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Oh, how I hope my premonition is wrong.
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I had a premonition that I was gonna meet somebody when I came down here.
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Have you ever had a premonition about a future event that actually happened?
Academic text (2005) -
Later such feelings would seem like a premonition, but at the time she pushed them aside.
Fiction book (1996) -
I had a dream last night, a tremendous premonition.
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So why did she have this, this... premonition that crisis lurked just around the corner?
Fiction book (2000) -
I was shocked that it was gone, but more disturbed by my own premonition.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
71
3.6
A sense that something bad may happen
59
2.8
A strong feeling of fear or worry about something that may happen
32
4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
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8.1
A feeling of fear or worry about something that may happen
10
8.0
A strong feeling that something bad is going to happen
1
8.9
A feeling that something bad will happen
1
9.1
A feeling that something bad is about to happen
1
8.7
A sign or feeling that something bad will happen
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
premonition = monition (semi-transparent) = pre + monit + ion
If a learner knows the rare noun 'monition', the word can be interpreted as a warning beforehand, but the common sense of an intuitive foreboding is not a fully regular compositional result.
Etymology
Premonition comes from Latin parts: pre- meaning 'before' and monere meaning 'to warn', and the same root appears in the word monitor. So a premonition is like a 'warning before' something happens, often a strong feeling that something bad will occur.