 apprehension |
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| 1. | [ noun ] fearful expectation or anticipation | |
| Synonyms: | dread apprehensiveness | |
| Examples: | : "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" |
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| Related terms: | fear suspense foreboding gloom trepidation chill fear | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (psychology) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | |
| Synonyms: | understanding savvy discernment | |
| Examples: | "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" |
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| Related terms: | knowing appreciation comprehension insight realization grasping hindsight self-knowledge comprehension smattering understand get_the_picture | |
| 3. | [ noun ] painful expectation | |
| Synonyms: | misgiving | |
| Related terms: | expectation misgive | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (criminal law) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | |
| Synonyms: | arrest pinch collar taking_into_custody catch | |
| Examples: | "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
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| Related terms: | capture collar | |
| Similar spelling: |
apprehend apprehensive apprehensible apprehensively apprehender apprehended apprentice apprenticed apprehanded |
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