English → Latin
“foreboding” in Latin
praesāgiumpremonition, presentiment, foreboding, presagepraesēnsiōpremonitionpraesāgītĭoa presentimentconiciōto throw or bring together, unite, connect; to throw, drive, force, hurl something; to dispatch, assign, make go
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
foreboding s.
praesagium: praesensio: animi divinatio (explained by Cic., De Divin., 1, 1, as praesensio et scientia rerum futurarum [Vid: To FOREBODE]: praesagitio (the power of foreboding): conjectura (a conjecture, supposition). My foreboding has not deceived me, nos nostra divinatio non fefellit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for foreboding?
- The usual Latin words for “foreboding” are praesāgium, praesēnsiō, praesāgītĭo; also coniciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.