APPREHENSION Definition & Meaning

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apprehension

[ ap-ri-hen-shuhn ]

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noun

anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil.
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the faculty or act of apprehending or understanding; perception on a direct and immediate level.
acceptance of or receptivity to information without passing judgment on its validity, often without complete comprehension.
a view, opinion, or idea on any subject.
the act of arresting; seizure:
Police apprehension of the burglar was aided by two alert teenagers.
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apprehension

/ 藢忙辫谤瑟藞丑蓻苍蕛蓹苍 /

noun

fear or anxiety over what may happen
the act of capturing or arresting
the faculty of comprehending; understanding
a notion or conception

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

苍辞苍顎卆辫路辫谤别路丑别苍顎僺颈辞苍 noun
辞顎卾别谤路补辫顎卲谤别路丑别苍顎僺颈辞苍 noun
辫谤别顎卆辫路辫谤别路丑别苍顎僺颈辞苍 noun
谤别顎卆辫路辫谤别路丑别苍顎僺颈辞苍 noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of apprehension¹

First recorded in 1350鈥�1400; Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin 补辫辫谤别丑脓苍蝉颈艒苍-, stem of 补辫辫谤别丑脓苍蝉颈艒, from 补辫辫谤别丑脓苍蝉(耻蝉) 鈥済rasped鈥� (past participle of apprehendere 鈥渢o grasp鈥�; apprehend ) + -颈艒 -ion

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Synonym Study

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.

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Since January, a series of food poisonings have raised apprehension about the free meals.

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The apprehension he exhibited in his first major league season has been replaced by assertiveness, leading to him terrorizing hitters of whom he used to be overly respectful.

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And despite apprehensions in Delhi, Bangladeshi diplomats argue that ties with Pakistan cannot be normalised unless issues related to the 1971 war are resolved.

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Some of the recent apprehensions around culture and identity can also be tied to the increase in tourists to Kashmir from other states in India.

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鈥淩ed Scare鈥� is a tapestry of individual dramas and miniature paranoid thrillers, each defined by the zeal of the age, a few resulting in the actual apprehension of Soviet spies.

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