Premonitions: meaning, definitions and examples

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premonitions

 

[ ˌprɛməˈnɪʃənz ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

feeling

Premonitions are feelings or warnings about future events that may happen.

Synonyms

forewarning, presentiment

Examples of usage

  • She had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.
  • He couldn't shake off the premonition that he would fail the exam.

Translations

Translations of the word "premonitions" in other languages:

🇵🇹 pressentimentos

🇮🇳 पूर्वाभास

🇩🇪 Vorahnungen

🇮🇩 firasat

🇺🇦 передчуття

🇵🇱 przeczucia

🇯🇵 予感 (yokan)

🇫🇷 prémonitions

🇪🇸 premoniciones

🇹🇷 önseziler

🇰🇷 예감 (yegam)

🇸🇦 تنبؤات

🇨🇿 předtuchy

🇸🇰 predtuchy

🇨🇳 预感 (yùgǎn)

🇸🇮 predčutki

🇮🇸 fyrirboðanir

🇰🇿 алдын ала болжау

🇬🇪 წინათგრძნობა

🇦🇿 öncəgörmə

🇲🇽 premoniciones

Etymology

The word 'premonitions' originated from the Latin word 'praemonitio', which means a forewarning or a prediction. Throughout history, premonitions have been a common theme in literature, folklore, and even scientific studies. Many people believe in the power of premonitions as a form of intuition or psychic ability.

See also: premonitory.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #32,414 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.