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premonition

pre·mo·ni·tion [ prèmmə nísh'n, prmə nísh'n ] (plural pre·mo·ni·tions)

noun

Definition:

1. intuition of future event: a strong feeling, without a rational basis, that something is going to happen

2. warning about future: an advance warning about a future event

[Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< late Latin praemonition-< Latin praemonere "forewarn" < monere "warn"]

pre·mon·i·to·ri·ly [ pree mònni táwrəlee ] adverb

pre·mon·i·to·ry [ pree mónni tàwree ] adjective

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