Meaning & use
Forebodings
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Strong feelings that something bad or unpleasant is about to happen.
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Despite her forebodings, she boarded the plane as scheduled.
A sense of foreboding settled over the crew as the storm clouds gathered.
A note on using this word
Often used in the singular as 'foreboding,' but the plural form emphasizes recurring or layered feelings of dread.
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