Entry Word: omen

Function: noun

Meaning: something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event <some people believe that a black cat crossing your path is an omen that something bad is about to happen to you>

Synonyms augury, auspice, boding, foreboding, foreshadowing, portent, prefiguring, presage

Related Words forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor; foretaste, hint, inkling, intimation, suggestion; forewarning; forecast, foretelling, prediction, prognostication, prophecy; badge, mark, note, token