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presentiment

🇬🇧 UK/pri'zentimәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A feeling that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; a premonition.

预感,凶兆

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prebefore
+
sentfeel, perceive, be aware
+
iconnector
+
mentaction, result, state
=presentiment

Common Collocations

  • 1.vague presentiment隐约的预感
  • 2.presentiment of doom厄运的预感
  • 3.presentiment of danger危险的预感
  • 4.[dark presentiment]不祥的预感

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She had a strange presentiment that something terrible was about to happen.

  • 2.

    His presentiment of danger proved correct when the bridge collapsed.

  • 3.

    A vague presentiment of doom hung over her as she boarded the flight.

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