Apprehension - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌæprɪˈhenʃn|
Brit.
|æprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n|
noun
- fearful expectation or anticipation (syn: apprehensiveness, dread)
- painful expectation (syn: misgiving)
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (syn: arrest, catch, collar, pinch)
the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands (syn: discernment, savvy, understanding)- painful expectation (syn: misgiving)
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (syn: arrest, catch, collar, pinch)
Extra examples
The thought of moving to a new city fills me with apprehension.
My worst apprehensions are fulfilled.
A warrant for his apprehension was obtained.
I woke before the alarm, filled with apprehension.
Infinity transcends our capacity of apprehension.
She felt a shiver of apprehension.
Word forms
noun
singular: apprehension
plural: apprehensions
singular: apprehension
plural: apprehensions
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