Defenition of the word apprehension
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Defenition of the word apprehension
- Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable.
- fearful expectation or anticipation: "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- painful expectation
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
- fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- fearful expectation or anticipation
Synonyms for the word apprehension
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- angst
- anxiety
- apprehensiveness
- arrest
- capture
- catch
- collar
- concern
- detention
- discernment
- dread
- fear
- fearfulness
- hesitation
- misgiving
- nervousness
- pinch
- savvy
- taking into custody
- trepidation
- understanding
- uneasiness
- worry
Similar words in the apprehension
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- apprehension
- apprehension's
- apprehensions
Hyponyms for the word apprehension
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- appreciation
- boding
- brainstorm
- brainwave
- chill
- comprehension
- foreboding
- gloom
- gloominess
- grasp
- grasping
- hindsight
- hold
- insight
- pall
- premonition
- presentiment
- realisation
- realization
- recognition
- self-knowledge
- smattering
- somberness
- sombreness
- suspense
- trepidation
Hypernyms for the word apprehension
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- capture
- expectation
- fear
- fearfulness
- fright
- gaining control
- knowing
- outlook
- prospect
- seizure
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