Noun: premonition ,pree-mu'ni-shun
- An early warning about a future event
"The meteorologist's premonition allowed residents to prepare for the hurricane";
- forewarning
- A feeling of evil to come
"a steadily escalating sense of premonition";
- foreboding, presentiment, boding
Derived forms: premonitions
Type of: apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, misgiving, warning
Encyclopedia: Premonition