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presentiment vs presage

presage vs presentiment

presentiment and presage both are nouns.

presentiment is not a verb while presage is a verb.

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

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