presentimiento

pre-sen-tee-mee-en-toh/pɾesentiˈmjento/

“presentimiento” means “premonition” in Spanish (A strong intuition about the future).

premonition, foreboding

Also: hunch, feeling

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📝 In Action

Tuve un presentimiento de que algo no iba bien en la reunión.

I had a premonition that something wasn't going well in the meeting.

Ella siempre confía en sus presentimientos, y rara vez se equivoca.

She always trusts her hunches, and she is rarely wrong.

Un profundo presentimiento de fatalidad la invadió al leer la carta.

A deep sense of foreboding overcame her upon reading the letter.

Word Connections

Synonyms

intuición (intuition)
pálpito (hunch/palpitation)
corazonada (gut feeling)

Common Collocations

Tener un presentimiento – To have a premonition/hunch
Un mal presentimiento – A bad feeling/foreboding

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "presentimiento" in Spanish:

feeling→foreboding→hunch→premonition→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: presentimiento

Question 1 of 1

Which word best completes the sentence: 'Tengo un fuerte ______ de que hoy va a llover.'

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼

sentir(to feel) — Verb

sentimiento(feeling, emotion) — Noun

presentir(to foresee, to sense beforehand) — Verb

🎵 Rhymes▼

movimientoasentimiento

📚 Etymology▼

Formed by combining the prefix 'pre-' (meaning 'before') with the verb 'sentir' (meaning 'to feel' or 'to sense'), literally meaning 'a feeling beforehand'.

First recorded: 15th century

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: pressentimentoItalian: presentimento

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'presentimiento' usually positive or negative?

While it can technically be used for any strong intuition, 'presentimiento' is most commonly used to describe a negative or worrying feeling about something that is about to happen (foreboding).

How is 'presentimiento' different from 'intuición'?

'Intuición' (intuition) is a general word for knowing something without proof. 'Presentimiento' is a more specific, usually emotional, feeling that focuses directly on an event that will happen in the immediate future.