Foreboding
/fɔːrˈboʊ.dɪŋ/noun
A feeling that something bad will happen; an ominous omen.
Did you know?The word 'foreboding' comes from an ancient belief that certain feelings can predict future events, linking emotions to the supernatural.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bho-
“to be, to exist, to happen”
Old English
Old English
forbeodan
“to announce or command beforehand”
Middle English
Middle English
forbode
“to predict or foretell, often with a sense of dread”
Modern English
English
foreboding
“the act of predicting a negative event, often entwined with an emotional sense of dread”