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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
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
sinking; sinking feeling
Context example:
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)
Context examples
His heart gave a great leap, and he suddenly felt faint, the sinking feeling accompanied by a strange trembling of the knees.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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