Premonition

/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/

पूर्वाभास; पूर्वसंकेत; अनिष्ट-शंका

Origin & History

From Latin prae- (“before”) + monere (“to warn”), via Late Latin premonitio (“a warning in advance”).

लैटिन prae- (अर्थ: “पहले/पूर्व”) + monere (अर्थ: “चेतावनी देना”) से; लेट लैटिन premonitio (अर्थ: “पूर्व-चेतावनी”) के माध्यम से।

Definition

A premonition is a feeling or impression—sometimes from a dream or sudden intuition—that something will happen in the future, often something unpleasant or worrying.

प्रीमोनिशन (पूर्वाभास) वह भावना/आभास है—कभी सपने या अचानक हुई तीव्र अंतर्ज्ञान के रूप में—कि भविष्य में कुछ होने वाला है; यह अक्सर किसी अप्रिय या चिंताजनक घटना से जुड़ा होता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
She had a premonition that something would go wrong on the trip.
उसे पूर्वाभास था कि यात्रा में कुछ गलत होने वाला है।

Usage Examples

I woke up with a strange premonition that I should not go out that evening.
His dream felt like a premonition of the accident.
Despite having no evidence, she couldn’t shake the premonition of bad news.
The sudden silence gave me a premonition that something was wrong.

Synonyms

Vision Bad feeling Foreboding Gut feeling Hunch Second sight

Related Forms

Noun
Premonition / Premonitions / Premonishment (rare)
Verb
Premonish (rare) / Premonished (rare) / Premonishing (rare)
Adjective
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

Have a premonition
पूर्वाभास होना
A premonition of doom
अनिष्ट/विनाश का पूर्वाभास
A nagging premonition
बार-बार सताने वाला पूर्वाभास