portension means the act of foreshowing; foreboding. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “portension” is a great word
PORTENSION — [Noun] The act or fact of foreshowing or foreboding; an objective indication of something to come. From Latin portentum ("portent, omen"), from portendere ("to portend, foretell"), from por- (forward) + tendere ("to stretch"). Unlike "portent" (which denotes the omen itself—the crow on the fence) or "foreboding" (which is the inner, anxious feeling of dread), portension is the process of indication, the silent machinery of prediction at work. It is the gathering stillness before a storm, the specific coldness of a shadow falling where no shadow should be, the single note of discord in an otherwise harmonious chord—the world stretching forward a warning.
Etymology
Compare portent.
noun
- The act of foreshowing; foreboding.“the red Comets do carry the portensions of Mars”