[syn: forewarning, premonition]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Premonition \Pre`mo*ni"tion\, n. [L. praemonitio. See
Premonish.]
Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a
premonition of danger.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
premonition
n 1: a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of
foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge
would dismiss the case" [syn: foreboding, premonition,
presentiment, boding]
2: an early warning about a future event [syn: forewarning,
premonition]