noun
forewarning
Forewarning (noun) means a sign or warning that something is going to happen.
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A sign or warning that something is going to happen.
"For many humans, life does end abruptly, without much forewarning."
— Erhard S. Gerstenberger, Finding (or Missing) God and Meaning in Suffering (2023)
"I have never believed, as some people do, in omens and forewarnings, for the dramatic things in my life have generally come upon me as suddenly as a tropical thunder-storm."
— John Buchan, Lost Gods (1936)
"“It’s kind of this forewarning of like, ‘Hey you’re annoying me, I’m going to crash out,’” he said, “or like, ‘This project I’m working on is going to make me crash out.’”"
— Nicole Stock, Why Is Everybody ‘Crashing Out’? (2025)
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Etymology
Came from Middle English forwarning, formed either from forewarn and -ing or from fore- and warning. It is cognate with German Vorwarnung (“forewarning”) and Swedish förvarning (“forewarning”).
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What is the meaning of forewarning?
"forewarning" (noun) means a sign or warning that something is going to happen.
What is another word for forewarning?
Other words for "forewarning" include premonition.
