Premonitory
adjective
Giving a sign or warning about a future event.
She had a premonitory dream that something bad was going to happen.
Often appears as...
- premonitory dream
- premonitory sign
adjective
Giving a sign or warning about a future event.
She had a premonitory dream that something bad was going to happen.
Often appears as...
- premonitory dream
- premonitory sign
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Foresight Context
Used when someone senses or predicts something before it happens, often without clear evidence.
His premonitory insights about the market crash were eerily accurate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Fact
Remember, a premonitory feeling isn't always correct—it's a sense of future events, not certainty.
Despite her premonitory unease, the flight landed safely without incident.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
'Premonitory' often carries a sense of anxiety or apprehension about the future.
He had a premonitory sensation that his secret was about to be revealed.
Pro Tip 1/3Foresight Context
Used when someone senses or predicts something before it happens, often without clear evidence.
His premonitory insights about the market crash were eerily accurate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Fact
Remember, a premonitory feeling isn't always correct—it's a sense of future events, not certainty.
Despite her premonitory unease, the flight landed safely without incident.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
'Premonitory' often carries a sense of anxiety or apprehension about the future.
He had a premonitory sensation that his secret was about to be revealed.
Pro Tip 1/3Foresight Context
Used when someone senses or predicts something before it happens, often without clear evidence.
His premonitory insights about the market crash were eerily accurate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Fact
Remember, a premonitory feeling isn't always correct—it's a sense of future events, not certainty.
Despite her premonitory unease, the flight landed safely without incident.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Weight
'Premonitory' often carries a sense of anxiety or apprehension about the future.
He had a premonitory sensation that his secret was about to be revealed.
Compare with
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How isolation fuels...
But there's a funny thing about how I experience tics. They feel more unvoluntary than involuntary, because I still feel like it's me moving my shoulder, not some external force. Also, I get this uncomfortable sensation, called premonitory urge,
Video examples
How isolation fuels...
But there's a funny thing about how I experience tics. They feel more unvoluntary than involuntary, because I still feel like it's me moving my shoulder, not some external force. Also, I get this uncomfortable sensation, called premonitory urge,
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Quote examples
Tim Howard
American Athlete
Sometimes it's even hard to tell the difference between a tic and a compulsion. But while tics stem from an urge in a specific part of the body - either completely unconsciously or through a premonitory sensation that's satisfied only by the tic - OCD bubbles up as conscious thoughts in the mind.
Quote examples
Tim Howard
American Athlete
Sometimes it's even hard to tell the difference between a tic and a compulsion. But while tics stem from an urge in a specific part of the body - either completely unconsciously or through a premonitory sensation that's satisfied only by the tic - OCD bubbles up as conscious thoughts in the mind.
Example 1 of 1
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