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presentiment

/prɪˈzɛntɪmənt/ noun · British & US
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What does presentiment mean?

noun

A feeling or intuition that something is going to happen, often before it does; a premonition.

Example

"She had a presentiment that the company would go bankrupt, so she invested her savings elsewhere."

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