Foretoken vs Foreboding - What's the difference?
foretoken | foreboding | Related terms |
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.
Foretoken is a related term of foreboding.
As nouns the difference between foretoken and foreboding
is that foretoken is a prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment while foreboding is a sense of evil to come.As verbs the difference between foretoken and foreboding
is that foretoken is to betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning; presage while foreboding is .As an adjective foreboding is
of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.foretoken
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Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Etymology 2
From (etyl) *.Derived terms
* (l)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.