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omen

/ˈəʊmən/

noun

Meaning

  • Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.

    "a rise in imports might be an omen of economic recovery"

  • A thing of prophetic significance.

    "a sign of ill omen"

Synonyms

augury,
auspice,
danger,
forecast,
foreshadowing,
foretoken,
forewarning,
harbinger,
herald,
hint,
indication,
oracle,
portent,
prediction,
presage,
prophecy,
sign,
signal,
straw in the wind,
token,
warning,
writing on the wall

verb

Meaning

  • To be an omen of.

  • To divine or predict from omens.

Synonyms

augur,
auspicate,
betoken,
bode,
forecast,
foreshadow,
foretell,
portend,
predict,
prefigure,
presage,
prognosticate