premonition noun [ C ] UK /ˌprem.əˈnɪʃ.ən/ /ˌpriː.məˈnɪʃ.ən/ US /ˌprem.əˈnɪʃ.ən/ /ˌpriː.məˈnɪʃ.ən/ Add to word list a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen: [ + that ] He had a premonition that his plane would crash, so he took the train. She had a sudden premonition of what the future might bring.