apprehension

Meaning

  1. (countable, rare, uncountable) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
  4. (countable, uncountable) Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
  5. (countable, uncountable) The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
  6. (countable, uncountable) Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.

Synonyms

fear
A2
😨
misgiving
anxiety
C1
arrest
A2
dread
C2
suspicion
C1
uneasiness
49k
worry
A1
alarm
B1
doubt
A2
capture
B2
fright
C1
understanding
B2
concern
B1
perception
C1
conception
C2
detention
C1
terror
B2
trepidation
42k
comprehension
22k
scare
B1
😨
anguish
C2
care
A1
savvy
C2
notion
C1
discernment
seizure
C1
catch
A2

taking into custody

arrestment
anticipation
C2
suspense
C2
solicitude
uncertainty
C2
realization
C2
apprehensiveness
presentiment
panic
B2
pinch
C1
insecurity
20k
disquiet
dismay
29k
imprisonment
C2
grasp
C1
collar
B2
feeling
A1
grip
B2
custody
B2
hold
A1
mistrust
23k
Translations

appréhension
aprehensión
apreensão
arrestation
Angst
😨
apprensione
aprensión
begrip
temor
😨
arresto
timore
😨
miedo
😨
Festnahme
vrees
😨
paura
😨
Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apprehensio, apprehensionis, compare with French appréhension. See apprehend.

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