forbode
verb
for·bode
less common spelling of forebode
1
: to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)
… she looked eagerly in his face, not quick to forebode evil, but unavoidably conscious that the state of the family had changed …—
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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“Forbode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forbode. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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