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pressentiment — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hunch noun A feeling or guess based on instinct rather than solid evidence.
  • presentiment noun A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.

Senses

pressentiment is used for these senses in English:

  • gut feeling (idiomatic) An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.
  • presentiment A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.

hunch — full definition

  1. noun A feeling or guess based on instinct rather than solid evidence.
  2. verb To bend forward, rounding your back and shoulders.

Related French words