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    premonition

    premonition - Dictionary definition and meaning for word premonition

    Definition
    (noun) a feeling of evil to come
    Synonyms : boding , foreboding , presentiment
    Example Sentence
    • a steadily escalating sense of foreboding
    • the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case
    Definition
    (noun) an early warning about a future event
    Synonyms : forewarning
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for premonition

pre(before hand) + monition (remember adMONISH, which means to warn)...so warning which is before hand is premonition

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pre+monition(monitor). Monitor before to give warning in advance

pre+monitor a monitor warns us if there is a fault

pre(b4)+moni(who warns about the future)

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