sinking feeling, a

A sense of dread or apprehension, as in I had a sinking feeling that I'd forgotten my ticket. This expression employs sink in the sense of "become depressed," a usage dating from the early 1600s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chrysanthe	-	Ancient Greek
Jannicke	YAHN-nik-ke (Swedish)	Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Alphonso	al-FAHN-zo	English
Venceslaus	-	Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Bohumil	-	Czech, Slovak
Amaranta	-	Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)