MEANING
A feeling that something, often unwelcome, is about to happen.
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Words that belong together
- strange presentiment
- presentiment of danger
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She had a presentiment of danger.
A strange presentiment kept him awake.
The presentiment faded when the morning arrived.
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- presentiment
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Usage notes
Primary category: fear. Forms: Singular presentiment; plural presentiments. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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