Ominous

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/ˈɑmənəs/ · ऑमिनस

Meaning

Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen

Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future

Giving the impression that something bad is going to happen

suggesting that something bad will happen

हिंदी अर्थ

अशुभ, बुरा होने का संकेत देने वाला

अशुभ, अपशकुन-सूचक

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
ThreateningSinisterForebodingMenacing
Antonyms · विलोम
AuspiciousPromisingPropitiousFavourable
Example sentences

There was an ominous silence before the announcement.

Ominous clouds gathered over the field.

Dark, ominous clouds covered the sky.

Daily use: Ominous silence tha meeting mein.

Word forms
Omen nOminous adjOminously adv
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Ominous में 'अमावस' सुनिए — अमावस की काली रात देखकर लगता है कि कुछ बुरा होगा। इसमें omen (शकुन) भी छिपा है।

Hear 'amavas' (the darkest moonless night) in OMINOUS: on such a night people fear that something bad will happen. The word also contains 'omen', a sign of what is coming.

Exam note

Synonyms: sinister, foreboding, menacing, portentous; antonyms: auspicious, promising।

Synonyms offered: sinister, foreboding, menacing, portentous; antonyms: auspicious, promising.

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