omen

2 definitions • 4 examples

something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place:

The team's final victory of the season is a good omen for the playoffs, which start next week.

a bad omen

Many people believe that a broken mirror is an omen of bad luck.

an event that is thought to tell something about the future:

Scoring that goal was an omen of things to come.