Associations to the word «Apprehension»
Noun
- Uneasiness
- Dread
- Shiver
- Anxiety
- Misgiving
- Agony
- Tremble
- Reward
- Distrust
- Intuition
- Consternation
- Fright
- Fear
- Danger
- Trembling
- Calamity
- Warrant
- Alarm
- Vigilance
- Thrill
- Anticipation
- Offender
- Countenance
- Tranquillity
- Appetite
- Pang
- Dismay
- Terror
- Intellect
- Curiosity
- Criminal
- Perplexity
- Fugitive
- Safety
- Impatience
- Jealousy
- Comprehension
- Excitement
- Awe
- Supposing
- Sweating
- Imagination
- Tremor
- Ecstasy
- Feeling
Adjective
Wiktionary
APPREHENSION, noun. (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure.
APPREHENSION, noun. (legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
APPREHENSION, noun. The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.
APPREHENSION, noun. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
APPREHENSION, noun. The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
APPREHENSION, noun. Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.
Dictionary definition
APPREHENSION, noun. Fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension".
APPREHENSION, noun. The cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect".
APPREHENSION, noun. Painful expectation.
APPREHENSION, noun. The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar".
Wise words
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow,
the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.