portent
5 synonyms for portent, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A sign that something, often bad, is about to happen.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portentum, a participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).
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