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apprehension::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apprehensiveness, dread |
| Type of | fearfulness, fear, fright |
| Has types | foreboding, pall, premonition, presentiment, somberness, sombreness, suspense, trepidation, gloominess, chill, boding, gloom |
| Derivation | apprehend |
the student looked around the examination room with apprehension.
apprehension::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | misgiving |
| Type of | prospect, expectation, outlook |
| Derivation | apprehend |
apprehension::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
| Type of | capture, gaining control, seizure |
| Derivation | apprehend |
apprehension::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | discernment, savvy, understanding |
| Type of | knowing |
| Has types | hold, brainstorm, brainwave, comprehension, grasp, grasping, hindsight, appreciation, insight, realisation, realization, recognition, self-knowledge, smattering |
| Derivation | apprehend |
Examples of apprehension
apprehension
So, I arrived in LA for my record-breaking stay with huge doses of apprehension.
From the usatoday.com
We approach the final episode with mixture of manifest destiny and apprehension.
From the independent.co.uk
Like many other Iraqis, al-Jalili routinely veers from optimism to apprehension.
From the time.com
His useful wariness, though, has festered into an almost religious apprehension.
From the entertainment.time.com
There's a huge amount of apprehension and nervousness among the journalists here.
From the telegraph.co.uk
No broken bones, but plenty of road rash and, for a brief moment, apprehension.
From the news-journalonline.com
Didion's failing health informs much of the apprehension of death in Blue Nights.
From the telegraph.co.uk
There should be no apprehension with Cody about a block out or taking a charge.
From the stltoday.com
A $25 million reward played a role in the apprehension of Khalid Sheikh Muhammad.
From the theatlantic.com
- Fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
- Understanding: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
- The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- (apprehend) grok: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
- (apprehend) collar: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
- (apprehend) anticipate with dread or anxiety
- (apprehended) appreciated: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"
- (apprehensive) quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Fear is an emotional response to a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. Some psychologists such as John B. ...
