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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Pre-sĕnt'i-ment, n.

noun

n. [Eng. prefix pre and sentiment, Fr. pressentiment, Sp. presentimiento, It. presentimento. Cf. PRESENTIENT.]

  1. Previous conception, sentiment, or opinion; previous apprehension. Butler.
  2. Especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something about to happen, particularly of something unpleasant or distressing; anticipation of evil; foreboding.