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Premonition vs Hunch - What's the difference?

premonition | hunch | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between premonition and hunch

is that premonition is a clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future while hunch is a hump; a protuberance.

As a verb hunch is

to slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.

premonition

English

(wikipedia premonition)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.
  • A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).

    • Synonyms

    * bad feeling, gut feeling, vision, second sight (informal)

    References

    hunch

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A hump; a protuberance.
  • A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
    • The old man walked with a hunch .
  • A theory, idea, or guess.
    • I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem.
  • A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
    • a hunch of bread
  • A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

    • Synonyms

    * (guess) hint, clue

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.
    • Do not hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.
  • To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
  • To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.
    • (Dryden)

    Derived terms

    * hunchback * play a hunch, play one's hunch, follow one's hunch