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Foreboding vs Auspice - What's the difference?

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Foreboding is a related term of auspice.


As nouns the difference between foreboding and auspice

is that foreboding is a sense of evil to come while auspice is (chiefly|in the plural) patronage or protection.

As an adjective foreboding

is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

As a verb foreboding

is .

foreboding

English

Alternative forms

* forboding (much less commonly used)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sense of evil to come.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41
  • A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.
  • An evil omen.
  • Synonyms

    * augury

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • auspice

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, in the plural) Patronage or protection.
  • This building was built under the auspices of the Friends of the Poor.
  • An omen or a sign.
  • The circle of vultures was not a good auspice .
  • (obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
  • Hypernyms

    * (patronage or protection) support * (divination from the actions of birds) augury, fortunetelling, divination

    See also

    * allspice ----