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ap·pre·hen·sion    Audio Help   [ap-ri-hen-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
2.the faculty or act of apprehending, esp. intuitive understanding; perception on a direct and immediate level.
3.acceptance of or receptivity to information without passing judgment on its validity, often without complete comprehension.
4.a view, opinion, or idea on any subject.
5.the act of arresting; seizure.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME (< OF) < LL apprehénsiōn- (s. of apprehénsiō), equiv. to apprehens- (see apprehensible) + -iōn- -ion]

—Synonyms 1. alarm, worry, uneasiness; suspicion. Apprehension, anxiety, misgiving imply an unsettled and uneasy state of mind. Apprehension is an active state of fear, usually of some danger or misfortune: apprehension before opening a telegram. Anxiety is a somewhat prolonged state of apprehensive worry: anxiety because of a reduced income. Misgiving implies a dubious uncertainty or suspicion, as well as uneasiness: to have misgivings about the investment. 5. capture.
—Antonyms 1. composure, tranquillity. 5. release.
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Main Entry:  apprehension
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  anticipative, apprehensive, conscious, discerning, impalpable, intuitive, knowing, apprehended, intuitional, premonitory, presentient
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Main Entry:  apprehension
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  alarm, anticipation, anxiety, arrest, belief, cognizance, cold feet, conception, concern, dismay, distrust, doubt, dread, fear, foreboding, forewarning, idea, inquietude, intuition, misgiving, mistrust, notion, opinion, pang, perception, premonition, presentiment, seizure, solicitude, suspicion, taking, trepidation, understanding, uneasiness, worry, cognition, intellection, prehension
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Main Entry:  apprehension
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  anticipate, ascertain, detect, dread, fear, feel, foreknow, foresee, imagine, intuit, know, perceive, sense, take, understand
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