pressentimento

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pressentir (to have a hunch or premonition) +‎ -mento (-ment), from pré- (pre-) +‎ sentir (to feel).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.sẽ.t͡ʃiˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.sẽ.t͡ʃiˈmẽ.to/

  • Hyphenation: pres‧sen‧ti‧men‧to

Noun

pressentimento m (plural pressentimentos)

  1. feeling; intuition
    Synonyms: desconfiança, suspeita
    Tenho um pressentimento de que não estamos mais no Kansas.
    I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore.
  2. (parapsychology) presentiment; premonition
    Synonyms: adivinhação, antevisão, premonição, presciência, presságio, previsão, visão