Premonition

Noun CEFR C1

ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolpremonición presentimiento

Françaisprémonition

DeutschVorahnung

27 more languages

العربيةالهاجس حدس رؤيةنبوءة

Bosanskipredosjećaj slutnja špurijusслутња

Catalàpresagi pressentiment

Češtinapředtucha

Ελληνικάπροαίσθημα

Esperantoantaŭsento

Suomiaavistus ennakkoaavistus enneenneuni etiäinen

हिन्दीअंतर्ज्ञान आहट लक्षण

Hrvatskipredosjećaj slutnja špurijusслутња

Magyarelőérzet

Bahasa Indonesiafirasat pertanda

Íslenskaviðvörun

Italianopredizione premonizione presagiopresentimento

日本語予感胸騒ぎ

한국어예감

Latinapraemonitus praesagium praesensio

Македонскинасетување претчувство

Nederlandsvoorgevoel

Polskiprzeczucie

Portuguêspremonição pressentimento

Русскийпредчувствие

Српскиpredosjećaj slutnja špurijusслутња

Svenskaföraning förebud förkänningvarsel

ไทยลางสังหรณ์

Tagalogsalagimsim

Türkçeönsezi

Tiếng Việtlinh 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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