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foreboding
noun
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Divide foreboding into syllables:

fore · bod · ing

How to pronounce foreboding:

Definition of foreboding:

foreboding (noun):
a feeling of evil to come.
the act of one who forebodes
a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen
an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil portent

Synonyms for foreboding:

fearapprehensivenessshadowchillapprehensiondreadpresentimentanxietymisgivingpremonition
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Antonyms for foreboding:

luckfortune

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