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premonition

noun
/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/

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.

  1. derived from praemonitus
  2. derived from praemonitiōnem — “a forewarning”
  3. derived from premunition

Definitions

  1. A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some…

    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…

    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.

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Derived

premonitional, premonitionary, premonitory

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