bodement

[ bohd-muh nt ]
/ ˈboʊd mənt /
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noun

a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
a prophecy or prediction.

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Origin of bodement

First recorded in 1595–1605; bode1 + -ment

Words nearby bodement

bodansky unit, bodanzky, bode, bode's law, bodega, bodement, bodenheim, bodensee, bodge, bodger, bodgie
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Words related to bodement

premonition, harbinger, indication, portent, omen, prophecy, auspice, prognostic, straw, foreboding, augury, warning, prognostication, presage, foretoken, hunch, sign, threat, caution

Example sentences from the Web for bodement

  • Upon the whole he was not without a bodement that it would be folly to press on.

    The Well-Beloved|Thomas Hardy

  • As they recovered from the effects of his bodement, the people left the theatre, their minds full of indefinite dread.

    The Fair God|Lew Wallace