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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shawna	SHAW-nə	English
Bairnsfather	['bɛənz.fa:ðə]
Greet	KHRAY:T (Dutch)	Dutch, Limburgish
Dara (2)	-	Khmer
Jakob	YAH-kawp (German), YAH-kob (Danish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Slovene
Ulric	UL-rik	English (Rare)