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