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SINKING FEELING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sinking feeling mean?

• SINKING FEELING (noun)
The noun SINKING FEELING has 1 sense:

1. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension

Familiarity information: SINKING FEELING used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SINKING FEELING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

sinking feeling; sinking

Context examples:

with a sinking heart / a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach

Hypernyms ("sinking feeling" is a kind of...):

anxiety (a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune)

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