foreboding C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ/ UK /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a feeling that something bad is about to happen A sense of foreboding crept over her as the storm clouds gathered. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a feeling that something... premonitionapprehensionmisgivingdreadpresentimentanxietyportentomen ↔ Opposites reassuranceconfidenceoptimismcalm Word family Forms forebodinglyforebodings Derived forms forebodingly Related forms forebodebodefore Etymology AI details From forebode (fore- 'before' plus bode, from Old English bodian 'to announce, foretell') plus -ing. The base bodian derives from boda ('messenger'). fore Old English bodian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # foreboding **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. a feeling that something bad is about to happen ## Examples - A sense of foreboding crept over her as the storm clouds gathered. ## Synonyms - premonition - apprehension - misgiving - dread - presentiment - anxiety - portent - omen ## Antonyms - reassurance - confidence - optimism - calm ## Derived Forms - forebodingly ## Related Forms - forebode - bode - fore ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fore - Root: bodian ## Etymology From forebode (fore- 'before' plus bode, from Old English bodian 'to announce, foretell') plus -ing. The base bodian derives from boda ('messenger'). ## AI Etymology Foreboding comes from forebode (fore- 'before' plus bode, from Old English bodian 'to announce, foretell') plus -ing. The base bodian derives from boda ('messenger'). The etymological trail includes Old English fore and Old English bodian. As a noun, foreboding names a feeling that something bad is about to happen. The same family is visible in derived forms such as forebodingly and related forms such as forebode, bode, and fore. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown