ominous - Meaning in Tamil

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ominous - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of ominous in English

ominous adjective

1. presaging ill fortune

   Synonyms

   ill, ill, inauspicious

   ஆசைப்படாத, விருப்பபடாத, விருப்பமில்லாத, விரும்பப்படாத

   Examples

   • "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
   • "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"
   • "ill omens"
   • "ill predictions"
   • "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"
2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

   Synonyms

   baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, sinister, threatening

   Examples

   • "a baleful look"
   • "a sinister smile"
   • "forbidding thunderclouds"
   • "his threatening behavior"
   • "his tone became menacing"
   • "ominous rumblings of discontent"
   • "sinister storm clouds"
   • "the situation became ugly"
   • "ugly black clouds"

Description

An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages from the gods.

Also see "Omen" on Wikipedia

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