Definition of PRESENTIMENT

presentiment

Plural: presentiments

Noun

  • a feeling of evil to come
    • "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
  • A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.

Origin / Etymology

From French pressentiment, from Middle French, equivalent to pre- + sentiment.

Scrabble Score: 16

presentiment: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
presentiment: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
presentiment: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

presentiment: valid Words With Friends Word