HyperDic: foreshadowing

English > 2 senses of the word *foreshadowing*:
ADJECTIVE	all	foreshadowing, adumbrative, prefigurative	indistinctly prophetic
NOUN	cognition	foreshadowing, prefiguration, adumbration	the act of providing vague advance indications

foreshadowing > pronunciation
Sounds	faorshae'dowihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *foreshadowing*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	indistinctly prophetic.
Synonyms	adumbrative, prefigurative
Broader	prophetic, prophetical	foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
Spanish	anunciado, presagiado

English > *foreshadowing*: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand.
Synonyms	prefiguration, adumbration
Broader	prediction, anticipation, prevision	The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Spanish	prefiguración
Catalan	prefiguració
Verbs	foreshadow	indicate by signs