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Definition of ominous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

ominous

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈɑmənəs//
 
 
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suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future synonym foreboding There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead. She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end.
 
adverb
See ominous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary