presentiment

nounanticipation, expectation

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noun anticipation, expectation

Antonyms for presentiment

calm

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Word Origin & History

1714, from obsolete French presentiment (Modern French Related: pressentiment), from Middle French pressentir "to have foreboding," from Latin praesentire "to sense beforehand," from prae "before" (see pre-) + sentire "perceive, feel" (see sense (n.)).

Example Sentences for presentiment

I suppose you had a presentiment I should like him, and left him for me, mamma!

He bit his lip in his annoyance, shivering with a presentiment.

I had had the presentiment of this, but the certitude of it now caused me intense grief.

Of that I know nothing; Fate has no hint, my heart no presentiment.

Cornstalk is said to have had a presentiment of his approaching fate.

I had a presentiment of it on the first day; your painting frightened me as if it were a monster.

Felicite professed to feel a presentiment that she would die rich.

I had a presentiment that I should hear more of the matter; and I was not wrong.

I have a presentiment that sooner or later my position here will become untenable.

All of them are antagonistic to sense and have an affinity to number and measure and a presentiment of ideas.

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anticipation

apprehension

expectancy

extrasensory perception

fear

fears

presentiment

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apprehension

expectancy

extrasensory perception

fear

fears

Synonyms for presentiment

anticipation