apprehension

noun

/ˌæprɪˈhenʃn/

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[uncountable, countable] worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen synonym anxiety
- There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again.
- He watched the election results with some apprehension.
- There is apprehension about the safety of the missing children.
- They shivered with apprehension.
- She spoke about her childhood fears and apprehensions.
Extra Examples
- Marisa seemed to sense my growing apprehension.
- She felt some apprehension at the thought of seeing him again.
- The change in the law has caused apprehension among many people.
- There is great apprehension for the future.
- There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.
- They were filled with apprehension as they approached the building.
- her apprehension about being in hospital
Topics Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- great
- growing
- …
verb + apprehension
- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
- …
preposition
- with apprehension
- apprehension about
- apprehension over
- …
phrases
- a feeling of apprehension
- a sense of apprehension
- a look of apprehension
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] (formal) the act of capturing or arresting somebody, usually by the police
- the apprehension of the terrorists in the early hours of this morning
Topics Crime and punishmentc2

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘learning, acquisition of knowledge’): from late Latin apprehensio(n-), from apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’.

单词	apprehension
释义	apprehension noun /ˌæprɪˈhenʃn/ /ˌæprɪˈhenʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen synonym anxiety There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again. He watched the election results with some apprehension. There is apprehension about the safety of the missing children. They shivered with apprehension. She spoke about her childhood fears and apprehensions. Extra Examples Marisa seemed to sense my growing apprehension. She felt some apprehension at the thought of seeing him again. The change in the law has caused apprehension among many people. There is great apprehension for the future. There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew. They were filled with apprehension as they approached the building. her apprehension about being in hospital Topics Feelingsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable great growing … verb + apprehension be filled with be full of feel … preposition with apprehension apprehension about apprehension over … phrases a feeling of apprehension a sense of apprehension a look of apprehension … See full entry [uncountable] (formal) the act of capturing or arresting somebody, usually by the police the apprehension of the terrorists in the early hours of this morning Topics Crime and punishmentc2 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘learning, acquisition of knowledge’): from late Latin apprehensio(n-), from apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’, from ad- ‘towards’ + prehendere ‘lay hold of’.
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