Presentiment - English meaning

noun

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Usage examples:

He felt a surge of anxiety

noun

An uncomfortable feeling of worry about something that is happening or might happen, or a cause of this

Usage examples:

[ u ] for many children, every new school year causes anxiety., [ c ] don’t you have any fears or a…

noun

An uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future

Usage examples:

Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school., that explains his anxiety…

prefix

Variant spelling of ad- assimilated before p (as in apposite, apprehend ).

prefix

Variant spelling of apo- shortened before a vowel or h (as in aphelion ).

abbreviation

Andhra pradesh.

noun

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Usage examples:

He felt sick with apprehension

noun

Anxiety about the future; fear of something unpleasant happening

Usage examples:

I felt great apprehension over my first day at work., there’s an $8000 reward for the apprehension …

noun

Worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen

Usage examples:

It's normal to feel a little apprehension before starting a new job., one or two people have expres…

noun

An emotional state or reaction.

Usage examples:

A feeling of joy

adjective

Showing emotion or sensitivity.

Usage examples:

She was a feeling child

verb

Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.

Usage examples:

She felt someone touch her shoulder

noun

A feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension.

Usage examples:

With a sense of foreboding she read the note

adjective

Implying that something bad is going to happen.

Usage examples:

When the doctor spoke, his voice was dark and foreboding

verb

(of a situation or occurrence) act as an advance warning of (something bad).

Usage examples:

This lull foreboded some new assault upon him

verb

Raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward.

Usage examples:

Eliot hunched his shoulders against a gust of snow

noun

A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact.

Usage examples:

I have a hunch that someone is telling lies

noun

An idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] i had a hunch that you’d be here., [ i ] we gathered in a circle and hunched over…

noun

A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.

Usage examples:

The idea of linking pay to performance has caught on

noun

A slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint.

Usage examples:

The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world

noun

A slight idea that something is true or likely to happen, although it is not certain

Usage examples:

She saw the look on nick’s face but had no inkling of what it meant.

noun

The ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.

Usage examples:

We shall allow our intuition to guide us

noun

A feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.

Usage examples:

We have misgivings about the way the campaign is being run

verb

(of a person's mind or heart) fill (that person) with doubt, apprehension, or foreboding.

Usage examples:

My heart misgave me when i saw him

noun

A feeling of doubt, uncertainty, or worry about a future event

Usage examples:

Cheung spoke of his deep misgivings about graduate school.

noun

A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

Usage examples:

He had a premonition of imminent disaster

noun

A feeling that something, esp. something unpleasant, is going to happen

Usage examples:

A premonition of danger

noun

A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.

Usage examples:

She had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her

noun

A feeling or belief that something is likely or true

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] there are suspicions that he may not be able to play at all., [ c ] his strange b…

verb

Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He worried about his soldier sons in the war

noun

The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He's demented with worry

verb

To think about problems or unpleasant things that make you anxious, or to make someone feel anxious

Usage examples:

[ i ] if you get a monthly train ticket, you won’t have to worry about buying a ticket every day., …