apprehension
Pronunciation: /æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/
The English word “apprehension” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
- The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
- Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
- Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
- The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
- Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin apprehensio, apprehensionis, compare with French appréhension. See apprehend.
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