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apprehension (noun)

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  • apprehension — ► NOUN 1) uneasy or fearful anticipation. 2) understanding. 3) the action of arresting someone …   English terms dictionary

  • apprehension — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable (esp. AmE), great, growing ▪ slight VERB + APPREHENSION ▪ be filled with, be full of, feel …   Collocations dictionary

  • apprehension — ap·pre·hen·sion /ˌa pri hen chən/ n: arrest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. apprehension …   Law dictionary

  • apprehension — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin apprehension , apprehensio, from Latin apprehendere Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or power of perceiving or comprehending < a person of dull apprehension > b. the result of apprehending mentally… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • apprehension — noun /æp.rɪˈhɛn.ʃən,æ.pɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/ a) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure. The wing would have been a severe obstruction to apprehension of an object on the ground. b) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest …   Wiktionary

  • apprehension — (n.) perception, comprehension, late 14c., from O.Fr. apprehension or directly from L. apprehensionem (nom. apprehensio), noun of action from pp. stem of apprehendere (see APPREHEND (Cf. apprehend)). Sense of seizure on behalf of authority is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • apprehension — noun 1 (C, U) anxiety about the future, especially the worry that you will have to deal with something unpleasant or bad: a natural apprehension about being in hospital 2 (U) the act of apprehending someone; arrest 2 3 (U) old use understanding:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • apprehension — noun 1) he was filled with apprehension Syn: anxiety, worry, unease, nervousness, nerves, misgivings, disquiet, concern, tension, trepidation, perturbation, consternation, angst, dread, alarm, fear, foreboding; inf …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • apprehension — noun 1) he was filled with apprehension Syn: anxiety, worry, unease, nervousness, nerves, misgivings, disquiet, concern, trepidation 2) the apprehension of a criminal Syn: arrest, c …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • apprehension — noun 1》 anxious or fearful anticipation. 2》 understanding. 3》 the action of arresting someone …   English new terms dictionary

  • apprehension — UK [ˌæprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms apprehension : singular apprehension plural apprehensions 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling of worry or fear that something bad might happen Many of us face our retirement with apprehension. Anja… …   English dictionary

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