Foreboding
Foreboding noun - A feeling that something bad will happen.
Usage example: I have this strange foreboding that your ski vacation will not turn out well, so be extra careful
Nervousness and foreboding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nervousness" instead a noun "Foreboding".
Nearby Word: foreboded
Nervousness
Nervousness noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: your nervousness over your son's safety is only natural
Foreboding and nervousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreboding" instead a noun "Nervousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- solicitude and foreboding
- solicitude and nervousness
- concern and foreboding
- concern and nervousness
- anxiety and foreboding
- anxiety and nervousness
- agitation and foreboding
- agitation and nervousness
- fear and foreboding
- fear and nervousness
- dread and foreboding
- dread and nervousness
- misgiving and foreboding
- misgiving and nervousness
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