omen
noun/ˈəʊmən/
/ˈəʊmən/
- a sign of what is going to happen in the future synonym portent
- a good/bad omen
- an omen of death/disaster
- omen for something The omens for their future success are not good.
Extra Examples- They took the storm as a bad omen.
- The sunny weather was a good omen for the holiday.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- bad
- evil
- …
- take something as
- omen for
- omen of
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin.Want to learn more?
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