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presage vs presentiment

presentiment vs presage

presage and presentiment both are nouns.

presage is a verb but presentiment is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
presage Yes No Yes No
presentiment Yes No No No
As nouns, presentiment is a hypernym of presage; that is, presentiment is a word with a broader meaning than presage:
  • presage: a foreboding about what is about to happen
  • presentiment: a feeling of evil to come
Other hypernyms of presage include boding, foreboding, premonition.
presage (noun) presentiment (noun)
a sign of something about to happen a feeling of evil to come
a foreboding about what is about to happen
presage (verb) presentiment (verb)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Difference between presage and presentiment

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