apprehension

ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən

Definition

Definition of apprehension - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotionfear or anxiety about future events

She felt apprehension before her final exams.

anxiety

dread

fearfulness

cognitionthe mental process of understanding something

His apprehension of the complex theory was impressive.

comprehension

grasp

understanding

arrest

Rare

the act of capturing or arresting someone

Rare

The police's apprehension of the suspect was swift.

arrest

capture

detention

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Expressions with apprehension

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in apprehension

adj.

feeling worried or afraid about something that may happen

She waited in apprehension for the test results.

immediate apprehension

instant understanding without conscious reasoning

Her immediate apprehension of the situation saved us.

apprehension of bias

concern about a judge's impartiality in a case

The lawyer raised an apprehension of bias during the trial.

Origin of apprehension

Latin, apprehendere (to seize)

Terms with apprehension included in their meaning

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sinking

emotion

feeling of unease or apprehension

dread

fear anticipation

anticipate with great apprehension or fear

dreading

adj.

apprehensive

anticipating something with apprehension

dreads

fear

strong fear or apprehension

fearfully

adv.

emotion

in a manner filled with fear or apprehension

mysticism

spirituality

belief in spiritual apprehension of truths beyond the intellect

quail at

emotion

shrink back in fear or apprehension

afeared

adj.

dialectal

feeling fear or apprehension

Examples of apprehension in a sentence

His apprehension about flying was evident.
Her apprehension of the instructions was quick.
The lecture improved his apprehension of the subject.
The apprehension of the fugitive took place at dawn.
His apprehension was a relief to the community.

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French:appréhension, compréhension, ...
German:Besorgnis, Verständnis, ...
Italian:apprensione, comprensione, ...
Spanish:temor, comprensión, ...
Portuguese:apreensão, compreensão, ...
Chinese:担忧, 理解, ...
Japanese:不安, 理解力, ...
Arabic:قَلَق, فَهْم, ...
Hebrew:חֲשָׁשׁ, הֲבָנָה, ...
Russian:тревога, понимание, ...
Ukrainian:тривога, розуміння, ...
Hindi:आशंका, समझ, ...
Bengali:উদ্বেগ, বোধশক্তি, ...
Catalan:aprensió, comprensió, ...
Czech:obava, pochopení, ...
Danish:ængstelse, forståelse, ...
Dutch:angst, begrip, ...
Greek:ανησυχία, κατανόηση, ...
Hungarian:aggodalom, megértés, ...
Khmer:ការព្រួយបារម្ភ, ការយល់ដឹង, ...
Korean:불안감, 이해력, ...
Persian:دلهره, درک, ...
Polish:niepokój, zrozumienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):apreensão, compreensão, ...
Romanian:anxietate, înțelegere, ...
Swedish:oro, förståelse, ...
Thai:ความวิตกกังวล, การเข้าใจ, ...
Turkish:endişe, kavrayış, ...
Vietnamese:nỗi lo âu, sự hiểu biết, ...

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Noun

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Origin of apprehension

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