/ ˌpriːməˈnɪʃn; NAmE ; ˌprem-/ noun
premonition (of sth / that ... ) a feeling that sth is going to happen, especially sth unpleasant :
a premonition of disaster
He had a premonition that he would never see her again.
► pre·moni·tory / prɪˈmɒnɪtəri; NAmE -ˈmɑːnɪtɔːri/ adjective ( formal ):
a premonitory dream
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense advance warning ): from French prémonition , from late Latin praemonitio(n-) , from Latin praemonere , from prae before + monere warn.