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Meaning omen meaning

What does omen mean?

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omen Noun

— An omen is a warning or a sign about a good or bad event that will happen in the future; it is an augury or foreboding.

— An omen is something of prophetic importance.

omen Verb

— If you omen something, you predict its happening with an omen.

omen

— noun a sign of something about to happen he looked for an omen before going into battle

— verb (= bode) indicate by signs These signs bode bad news

Synonyms omen synonyms

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sign

portent

presage

augury

premonition

indication

harbinger

prognostic

prognostication

precursor

foretoken

foreshadow

foreboding

warning

token

auspice

signal

prognosticate

portend

mark

bode

augur

symptom

prodigy

hint

betoken

signs

prophecy

prognosis

prefigure

predict

fortune

forewarning

foretell

forecast

clue

auspicate

weird

treadle

symptoms

symption

symbol

spell

soothsay

significance

prophetic sign

prophet

promise

previous notice

preview

Topics omen topics

What do people use omen to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Interpreting messages

Show, indicate

• What words refer to a sign that shows that something is true?
  sign indication indicator evidence mark trace manifestation symptom omen telltale be a giveaway

Social behavior Religion Miracle, supernatural power

Omen, divination

• What words refer to something that shows or tells a secret?
  omen sign harbinger portent presage foreshadowing message from the beyond