English dictionary

apprehension

/,/&/pr/I/'h/E/n/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

fearful expectation or anticipation

noun.feeling

Examples
The student looked around the examination room with apprehension.

Synonyms apprehensiveness dread

Source: WordNet 3.0
the cognitive condition of someone who understands

noun.cognition

Synonyms discernment savvy understanding

Source: WordNet 3.0
painful expectation

noun.cognition

Synonyms misgiving

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

noun.act

Synonyms arrest catch collar pinch taking into custody

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of <i>apprehension</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913