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| 1. | [ adjective ] mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried | |
| Synonyms: | anxious | |
| Examples: | "anxious parents" "anxious about her job" "not used to a city and anxious about small things" "felt apprehensive about the consequences" |
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| Related terms: | uneasy | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] quick to understand | |
| Synonyms: | discerning | |
| Examples: | "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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| Related terms: | perceptive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] in fear or dread of possible evil or harm | |
| Examples: | "apprehensive for one's life" "apprehensive of danger" |
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| Related terms: | afraid | |
| Similar spelling: |
apprehensively apprehensible apprehension apprehender apprehended apprehend apprentice apprenticed apprenticeship apprehanded |
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