Foreboding vs Auspice - What's the difference?
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A sense of evil to come.
* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41
An evil omen.
Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
(chiefly, in the plural) Patronage or protection.
An omen or a sign.
(obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
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
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Alternative forms
* forboding (much less commonly used)Noun
(en noun)- A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.
Synonyms
* auguryAdjective
(en adjective)Verb
(head)auspice
English
(wikipedia auspice)Noun
(en noun)- This building was built under the auspices of the Friends of the Poor.
- The circle of vultures was not a good auspice .