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apprehensive definition
apprehensive |
Grep of noun apprehensive apprehensiveness Overview of adj apprehensive The adj apprehensive has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. apprehensive, discerning -- (quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne) 2. anxious, apprehensive -- (mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences") 3. apprehensive -- (in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger") Antonyms of adj apprehensive 3 senses of apprehensive Sense 1 apprehensive, discerning INDIRECT (VIA perceptive) -> unperceptive, unperceiving Sense 2 anxious, apprehensive INDIRECT (VIA uneasy) -> easy, at ease Sense 3 apprehensive INDIRECT (VIA afraid) -> unafraid, fearless Similarity of adj apprehensive 3 senses of apprehensive Sense 1 apprehensive, discerning => perceptive (vs. unperceptive) Sense 2 anxious, apprehensive => uneasy (vs. easy) Sense 3 apprehensive => afraid(prenominal) (vs. unafraid) Attributes of adj apprehensive Familiarity of adj apprehensive apprehensive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj apprehensive apprehensive unapprehensive Overview of adj apprehensive The adj apprehensive has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. apprehensive, discerning -- (quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne) 2. anxious, apprehensive -- (mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences") 3. apprehensive -- (in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger")
apprehensive definition
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