APPREHENSION





Definition:

  1. [noun] fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
    Synonyms: apprehensiveness, dread

  2. [noun] the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
    Synonyms: understanding, discernment, savvy

  3. [noun] painful expectation
    Synonyms: misgiving

  4. [noun] the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
    Synonyms: arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody

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