Definition of PRESENTIMENT

presentiment

Meanings

Plural: presentiments

Noun

  • a feeling of evil to come
    • "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
  • A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.

Origin / Etymology

From French pressentiment, from Middle French, equivalent to pre- + sentiment.

Scrabble Score: 16

presentiment is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
presentiment is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
presentiment is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

presentiment is a valid Words With Friends word