n.
Pronunciation: pri- ' zen-t ə -m ə nt
Function: noun
Etymology: French pressentiment, from Middle French, from pressentir to have a presentiment, from Latin praesentire to feel beforehand, from prae- + sentire to feel ― more at SENSE
Date: 1714
: a feeling that something will or is about to happen : PREMONITION
– pre · sen · ti · men · tal \ - ˌ zen-t ə - ' men-t ə l \ adjective