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Foreboding vs Prophetic - What's the difference?

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Foreboding is a related term of prophetic.


As adjectives the difference between foreboding and prophetic

is that foreboding is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty while prophetic is of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

As a noun foreboding

is a sense of evil to come.

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)

    • prophetic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * prophetical * prophetick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet
  • predicted, as by a prophecy
  • * Dryden
    • And fears are oft prophetic of the event.