# premonition

/pɹɛməˈnɪʃən/ (US) · /pɹɪmənˈɪʃən/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/premonition
Updated: 2026-10-15

## Definition

a strong feeling that something bad will happen soon, even when you have no clear reason for it.

For teachers: a strong intuitive anticipation of a future event, especially an unwelcome one, formed without conscious reasoning.

## Examples

- She has a premonition that the trip will go badly.
- The night before the flight, he wakes with a premonition of danger and decides to rebook for the next day.
- Haunted by a premonition she cannot explain, she double-checks every detail of the plan, unable to shake the quiet certainty that something has been overlooked.

## Synonyms

foreboding

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