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presentiment
What does presentiment mean?
presentiment (noun): a premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use presentiment in a sentence?
- The lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does presentiment come from?
From French pressentiment, from Middle French, equivalent to pre- + sentiment.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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