Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreboder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-boder
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an oracle; one who tells the future.

Archaic

noun

Something that implies the imminent occurrence of another event.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The cold was a foreboder of the nightmares of the winter that lay ahead."

Etymology

From forebode + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

foreboders (plural)

Questions

What does foreboder mean?: an oracle; one who tells the future.
Where does foreboder come from?: From forebode + -er.

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