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shubham K. (India)
20 words describing believes or vision or sign or message that something wrong will occur.
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  1. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  2. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  3. foreboding
    a feeling of evil to come
  4. forewarning
    an early notification about a future event
  5. presentiment
    a feeling of evil to come
  6. prophetic
    foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  7. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  8. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  9. premonitory
    warning of future misfortune
  10. precursory
    warning of future misfortune
  11. threatening
    suggesting or expressive of evil, harm, or danger
  12. warning
    a message informing of danger
  13. boding
    a feeling of evil to come
  14. foreboding
    a feeling of evil to come
  15. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  16. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  17. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  18. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  19. apprehension
    fearful expectation or anticipation
Created on Wed Nov 06 22:12:34 EST 2013 (updated Wed Nov 06 22:29:27 EST 2013)

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