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apprehension
/æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/
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What does apprehension mean?
noun
- 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.
More meanings (3)
noun
- 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.
- (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
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IPA pronunciation
/æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/
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The animation died out of his face, but in his eyes there was a restless light, a look of apprehension and suspense.
And think how such an apprehension May turn the tide of fearful faction, And breed a kind of question in our cause.
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The poor woman screamed with apprehension, and all rose, as by a general impulse, while they dragged him unresisting from the place.
My greatest apprehension was for my eyes, which I should have infallibly lost, if I had not suddenly thought of an expedient.
To see, or hear a violin in dreams, foretells harmony and peace in the family, and financial affairs will cause no apprehension.