portent.
Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
Meaning & usage
Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
It was a portent of things to come.
A portending; significance
a howl of dire portent
Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).
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