bad omen



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bad omen

A sign, either real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future. It was a bad omen when my girlfriend broke up with me the day before my final exams. All of the recent natural disasters are a bad omen for the future of the planet.
See also: bad, omen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ryouṙyo:Japanese
JocelynJAHS-lin (English), JAHS-ə-lin (English)English, French
Mitra (2)-Persian
AuberonO-bər-ahnEnglish (Rare)
Ponzio-Italian
Krastio-Bulgarian