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Foreboding vs Fretfulness - What's the difference?

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Foreboding is a related term of fretfulness.


As nouns the difference between foreboding and fretfulness

is that foreboding is a sense of evil to come while fretfulness is the quality of being fretful.

As an adjective foreboding

is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

As a verb foreboding

is .

foreboding

English

Alternative forms

* forboding (much less commonly used)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sense of evil to come.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41
    • A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.
  • An evil omen.

    • Synonyms

    * augury

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • fretfulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being fretful