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438 - Portent

Portent : Noun

a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future (Cambridge)
a sign or warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant (Oxford)
بیوقوف ,احمق

Sentence (s)

For the economy, the portents are extremely gloomy.(Cambridge).
The event proved to be a portent of the disaster that was to come.(Oxford)

Phrases & Connected Words

the portents are extremely gloomy
a portent of the disaster

Synonym(s)

Omen
Harbinger
Premonition

Antonym(s)

Expectation
Doom

Word Family

Portentousness
Portentous

UK Pronunciation

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