CEFR B2

presentiment

noun

Meaning

presentiment means a premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses presentiment to mean a premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going....
The teacher asked students to find presentiment in the reading.

Synonyms: boding, foreboding, forefeeling, premonition

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presentiment (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /prɪˈzen.tɪ.mənt/

Definition

presentiment means a premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses presentiment to mean a premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going....
The teacher asked students to find presentiment in the reading.
Check the words around presentiment to choose the right meaning.

How to Use presentiment

a/the presentiment (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a presentiment."
presentiment in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked presentiment in context before translating it."

Synonyms of presentiment

Words with a similar meaning to presentiment:

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