apprehensionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌæp.rɪˈhen.ʃən/us/ˌæp.rəˈhen.ʃən/apprehension noun [ U ] (WORRY)
worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen:
It's normal to feel a little apprehension before starting a new job.
There is some apprehension in the office about who the new director will be.
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Anxiety and worry - general words
- agitation
- angst
- anxiety
- consternation
- discomfit
- discomfort
- disquiet
- misgiving
- nerve
- overwork
- panic attack
- perturbation
- preoccupation
- restive
- skittish
- strain
- trepidation
- uneasiness
- vexation
- yip
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apprehension noun [ U ] (CATCHING)
formal the situation in which the police catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law:
Both the army and the police were involved in the apprehension of the terrorists.
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Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- arrest
- assist
- attachment
- charge
- charge sheet
- chargeable
- hold
- house arrest
- knock
- lag
- Miranda
- nab
- pull sb in
- run
- run sb in
- take sb in
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten
- tighten the net idiom
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Capturing or taking possession of things
apprehension noun [ U ] (UNDERSTANDING)
formal the act of understanding something
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Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- at your fingertips idiom
- attune
- bear in on/upon
- catch on
- common
- fathom
- feel
- fingertip
- hit
- make sth/sb out
- mind
- picture
- plumb
- read between the lines idiom
- reading
- realization
- realize
- take sth in
- twig
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