presage
/ˈprɛsɪdʒ/
noun
- A sign or warning that something, especially something bad, will happen in the future.
- His sudden silence was a presage of bad news.
- The dark clouds were a presage of the coming storm.
- The falling stock prices were seen as a presage of an economic downturn.
verb
- To be a sign or warning that something, especially something bad, will happen.
- Her dream presaged the arrival of an unexpected visitor.
- The strange behavior of the animals presaged the earthquake.
- The economic indicators presage a recession.
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