how to pronounce premonition

/pɹɛməˈnɪʃən/

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premonition is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of premonition in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… through my premonition was a saintly for …”

meaning of premonition

Premonition is a feeling that something bad is going to happen.

premonition frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word premonition occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.