Meaning of misbode | Babel Free
Definitions
- To sense or foreshadow impending disaster.
- To foreshadow the future incorrectly.
Examples
“So, on the other hand, when the Day of Grace is set, 'tis easy to imagine how much that Conscience' that now misbodes and condemns us, will be filled with greater and intolerable Despair ;”
“My only desire to be with you, if possibly I could, is to knowe what you must not or dare not write, for I misbode some greate matter.”
“This was similar to the Rambam's comment that the prophets would be misboded when they would want to attain prophecy, suggesting a link between davening and the prophetic state.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.