Jun 15, 2003 15:43
21 yrs ago
English term
obscure omens
English
Art/Literary
I knew my life was "darkened/over-shadowed/menaced" by obscure omens?
I need to find a suitable verb
thanks in advance
I need to find a suitable verb
thanks in advance
Responses
| 5 +1 | haunted |
Fuad Yahya
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| 5 +2 | dogged |
DGK T-I
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| 4 +1 | presaged or troubled |
virgotra
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| 4 | riddled with obscure omens |
J. Leo (X)
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| 1 | threatened |
RHELLER
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Responses
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4 mins
Selected
haunted
Of the ones you suggested, "overshadowed" seems the most suitable, but I would take out the hyphen.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks to all of you"
9 mins
threatened
obscure = hidden?
I knew my happiness? life was
I knew my happiness? life was
+1
20 mins
presaged or troubled
...just some more ideas...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christopher Crockett
: I rather like "presaged" : "to signify beforehand (supernaturally); to portend, foreshadow; indicate beforehand; to give warning of (by natural means)" in this context of "omens".
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thanks, Chistopher
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21 mins
dogged
meaning continually followed by [something], often with bad effects, but not necessarily (eg: 'his footsteps were dogged by misfortune' or 'in his childhood, he dogged the footsteps of his hero').
Which word might fit best depends on the nature of the, "obscure omens" and what they are a fore-warning of. Presumeably they are of something bad, from your suggestions, of which 'overshadowed' and 'darkened' seem to work generally - & 'menaced' would need something more immediately threatening and clear than 'obscure omens'.
I like Fuad's 'haunted' too.
Which word might fit best depends on the nature of the, "obscure omens" and what they are a fore-warning of. Presumeably they are of something bad, from your suggestions, of which 'overshadowed' and 'darkened' seem to work generally - & 'menaced' would need something more immediately threatening and clear than 'obscure omens'.
I like Fuad's 'haunted' too.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Patrick McKeown
: I prefer this one to Fuad's suggestion which is also very good (though I would take out the hyphen and "over"!
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Thanks Patrick
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| agree |
Bin Zhang
3 days 11 hrs
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thanks Bin
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24 mins
riddled with obscure omens
An obscure omen seems like a riddle sometimes. What does that omen mean?
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Christopher Crockett
: I like the play on words, but in U.S. usage "riddle" almost always means "To pierce with holes" rather than "to speak in riddles, or enigmatically".
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I wonder if regional differences in speech are at play. I wouldn't have thought of this as a more common usage.
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