ill omen
nounmasculine/ɐˈɣowɾu/média
a·gou·ro
Definition
Omen, sign or forewarning of something bad that is going to happen; ill omen.
The owl's cry was considered an ill omen of death.
He saw in that accident a bad omen for the journey.
Common collocations
bad omenill omensign of ill omen
Idiomatic expressions
- of ill omen (that foretells misfortune)
Etymology
Do latim 'augurium', através do galego-português.