presentiment C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/ UK /prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a feeling that something, especially something bad, is about to happen A dark presentiment kept her from boarding the plane. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a feeling that something,... forebodingpremonitionintuitionhunchapprehensionmisgivingforewarning Word family Derived forms presentimental Related forms sentimentsentientsense Etymology AI details From obsolete French presentiment, from Latin prae- ('before') + sentire ('to feel, perceive'). A feeling perceived beforehand. prae- Latin sentire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # presentiment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/ ## Meanings 1. a feeling that something, especially something bad, is about to happen ## Examples - A dark presentiment kept her from boarding the plane. ## Synonyms - foreboding - premonition - intuition - hunch - apprehension - misgiving - forewarning ## Derived Forms - presentimental ## Related Forms - sentiment - sentient - sense ## Roots and Affixes - Root: prae- - Root: sentire ## Etymology From obsolete French presentiment, from Latin prae- ('before') + sentire ('to feel, perceive'). A feeling perceived beforehand. ## AI Etymology Presentiment is from obsolete French presentiment, from Latin prae- ('before') + sentire ('to feel, perceive'). A feeling perceived beforehand. Important recorded forms include prae- (Latin) and sentire (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers a feeling that something, especially something bad, is about to happen. The wider family includes derived forms such as presentimental and related words such as sentiment, sentient, and sense. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown