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ominous

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Suggesting that something unpleasant may happen.

An ominous crack interrupted the silence in the old barn.

Dictionary practice example.

Three unanswered messages from the venue manager seemed ominous to the organizers of a weekend craft fair.