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Meaning of Premonition | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən

Definitions

  1. A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.
  2. A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).

Equivalents

العربية الهاجس حدس رؤية نبوءة
Bosanski predosjećaj slutnja špurijus слутња
Català presagi pressentiment
Čeština předtucha
Deutsch Vorahnung
Ελληνικά προαίσθημα
Esperanto antaŭsento
Español premonición presentimiento
Suomi aavistus ennakkoaavistus enne enneuni etiäinen
Français prémonition
हिन्दी अंतर्ज्ञान आहट लक्षण
Hrvatski predosjećaj slutnja špurijus слутња
Magyar előérzet
Bahasa Indonesia firasat pertanda
Íslenska viðvörun
Italiano predizione premonizione presagio presentimento
日本語 予感 予感 胸騒ぎ
한국어 예감
Latina praemonitus praesagium
Македонски насетување претчувство
Nederlands voorgevoel
Polski przeczucie
Português premonição pressentimento
Русский предчувствие
Српски predosjećaj slutnja špurijus слутња
Svenska föraning förebud förkänning varsel
ไทย ลางสังหรณ์
Tagalog salagimsim
Türkçe önsezi
Tiếng Việt linh cảm

Examples

“The sinister face of Dr. Bauerstein recurred to me unpleasantly. A vague suspicion of everyone and everything filled my mind. Just for a moment I had a premonition of approaching evil.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Premonitions premonitor Premonitorily Premonitory premonitory urge premonocyte

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