foreboding

/(ˌ)fȯr-ˈbō-diŋ/

noun

  1. the act of one who forebodes; also : an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil : portent

adjective

  1. indicative of or marked by foreboding

verb

  1. to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)

  2. foretell, portend

  3. augur, predict

… she looked eagerly in his face, not quick to forebode evil, but unavoidably conscious that the state of the family had changed …