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- Dictionaryapprehension/ˌaprɪˈhɛnʃn/
noun
- 1. anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen: "he felt sick with apprehension" Similar Opposite
- 2. understanding; grasp: "his first apprehension of such large issues" Similar
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Apprehension can mean worry, catching, or understanding, depending on the context. Learn how to use this word with different meanings and see examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word apprehension, from suspicion or fear to seizure by legal process. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
noun. anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil. Synonyms: uneasiness, suspicion, worry, alarm. Antonyms: tranquility, composure. the faculty or act of apprehending or understanding; perception on a direct and immediate level.
Apprehension can mean fear, anxiety, capture, arrest, or understanding, depending on the context. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of apprehension with Collins English Dictionary.
Apprehension can mean worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen, or the act of capturing or arresting somebody. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with synonyms, pictures and pronunciation.
Apprehension is fear or anxiety about something, like the apprehension you feel about an upcoming test. Apprehension is also the capture of a criminal — that is, when the criminal is apprehended. Finally, apprehension can mean one's understanding of an idea.
[uncountable, countable] worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen synonym anxiety There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again. He watched the election results with some apprehension. There is apprehension about the safety of the missing children. They shivered with apprehension. Join us.
