premonition

nounattested in dialogue

//ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən//
//ˌprɛ-//

A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.

noun

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).
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.

Etymology

First use appears c. 1533. From Anglo-Norman premunition, from Ecclesiastical Latin praemonitiōnem (“a forewarning”), form of praemonitiō, from Latin praemonitus, past participle of praemoneō, from prae (“before”) (English pre-) + moneō (“to warn”) (from which English monitor). Compare Germanic forewarning.

Forms

plural: premonitions

premise · A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something…premises · Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when…premium · Superior in quality; higher in price or value.

premonition · A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.

Prentiss · A surname.preoccupied · Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's…prep · Preparation.

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