foreboder

an oracle; one who tells the future.

Noun

  1. an oracle; one who tells the future.
  2. Something that implies the imminent occurrence of another event.
    • The cold was a foreboder of the nightmares of the winter that lay ahead.

Origin

Etymology tree English forebode Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English foreboder From forebode + -er.

Forms

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