Premonition
noun
A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
He had a premonition of imminent disaster.
Often appears as...
- have a premonition
- premonition of danger
noun
An advance warning or notice of a future event.
Her dark dreams were a premonition of the war to come.
Often appears as...
- warning premonition
- haunting premonition
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
noun
A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
He had a premonition of imminent disaster.
Often appears as...
- have a premonition
- premonition of danger
noun
An advance warning or notice of a future event.
Her dark dreams were a premonition of the war to come.
Often appears as...
- warning premonition
- haunting premonition
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Usually Negative
Premonitions often involve a sense of anxiety or dread about the future.
As the clouds gathered, I had an eerie premonition about the trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Intuition
Premonition is a personal feeling, not based on facts or evidence.
Despite the clear skies, she had a premonition that the storm hasn't passed.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always True
A premonition doesn't guarantee something will happen; it's just a feeling.
He shook off the premonition of failure and continued with his experiment.
Pro Tip 1/3Usually Negative
Premonitions often involve a sense of anxiety or dread about the future.
As the clouds gathered, I had an eerie premonition about the trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Intuition
Premonition is a personal feeling, not based on facts or evidence.
Despite the clear skies, she had a premonition that the storm hasn't passed.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always True
A premonition doesn't guarantee something will happen; it's just a feeling.
He shook off the premonition of failure and continued with his experiment.
Pro Tip 1/3Usually Negative
Premonitions often involve a sense of anxiety or dread about the future.
As the clouds gathered, I had an eerie premonition about the trip.
Pro Tip 2/3Personal Intuition
Premonition is a personal feeling, not based on facts or evidence.
Despite the clear skies, she had a premonition that the storm hasn't passed.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always True
A premonition doesn't guarantee something will happen; it's just a feeling.
He shook off the premonition of failure and continued with his experiment.
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Video examples
Lynsey Addario: Lens on...
So, that was the last picture in that series. Luckily, I had a premonition that something might happen, so I sent a hard drive out with a colleague and said, "if I get taken, please send this to my agency." And that's how I was able to salvage all my pictures.
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Living in a shadow PIPE...
she chose not to have chemotherapy or radiation her doctors thought she would be fine but throughout her pregnancy she had premonitions pains that her midwife explained away in her sketchbook Margaret made lists of carcinogens and
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The day I turned down...
he built a system a system was designed to augment human intelligence it was called and in a premonition of today's world of cloud computing and software as a service the system was called nls for online system and this is a dog
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Isabel Allende: Tales of...
Certain themes keep coming justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom. I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions,
Video examples
Lynsey Addario: Lens on...
So, that was the last picture in that series. Luckily, I had a premonition that something might happen, so I sent a hard drive out with a colleague and said, "if I get taken, please send this to my agency." And that's how I was able to salvage all my pictures.
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
she chose not to have chemotherapy or radiation her doctors thought she would be fine but throughout her pregnancy she had premonitions pains that her midwife explained away in her sketchbook Margaret made lists of carcinogens and
Video examples
The day I turned down...
he built a system a system was designed to augment human intelligence it was called and in a premonition of today's world of cloud computing and software as a service the system was called nls for online system and this is a dog
Video examples
Isabel Allende: Tales of...
Certain themes keep coming justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom. I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions,
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Quote examples
Madeleine M. Kunin
American Diplomat
When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.
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Annie Besant
English Philosopher
Premonitions, presentiments, the sensing of unseen presences and many allied experiences are due to the activity of the astral body and its reaction on the physical; their ever-increasing frequency is merely the result of its evolution among educated people.
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Dean Potter
American Athlete
When I was a little boy, my first memory was a flying dream. In my dream, I flew - and I also fell. I always wondered as I got older if it was some premonition of me falling to my death.
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J. G. Ballard
British Author
It's true that I have very little idea what I shall be writing next, but at the same time I have a powerful premonition of everything that lies ahead of me, even ten years ahead.
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Shari Arison
Israeli Businesswoman
I saw things before they happened, and that scared me very much. The premonitions would always be accompanied by harsh and painful physical sensations.
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead
American Actor
I don't have any premonitions. I don't have any supernatural powers. I just have a typical woman's intuition, and I go with that.
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Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic.
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Vidal Sassoon
British Businessman
My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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Blake Lively
American Actress
I had a premonition when I was nine that I'd marry Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Madeleine M. Kunin
American Diplomat
When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.
Quote examples
Annie Besant
English Philosopher
Premonitions, presentiments, the sensing of unseen presences and many allied experiences are due to the activity of the astral body and its reaction on the physical; their ever-increasing frequency is merely the result of its evolution among educated people.
Quote examples
Dean Potter
American Athlete
When I was a little boy, my first memory was a flying dream. In my dream, I flew - and I also fell. I always wondered as I got older if it was some premonition of me falling to my death.
Quote examples
J. G. Ballard
British Author
It's true that I have very little idea what I shall be writing next, but at the same time I have a powerful premonition of everything that lies ahead of me, even ten years ahead.
Quote examples
Shari Arison
Israeli Businesswoman
I saw things before they happened, and that scared me very much. The premonitions would always be accompanied by harsh and painful physical sensations.
Quote examples
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
American Actor
I don't have any premonitions. I don't have any supernatural powers. I just have a typical woman's intuition, and I go with that.
Quote examples
Isabel Allende
Chilean Writer
I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic.
Quote examples
Vidal Sassoon
British Businessman
My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
Quote examples
Blake Lively
American Actress
I had a premonition when I was nine that I'd marry Leonardo DiCaprio.
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