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apprehension definition
apprehension |
Grep of noun apprehension apprehension immediate apprehension misapprehension Overview of noun apprehension The noun apprehension has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread -- (fearful expectation or anticipation: "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension") 2. (3) understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy -- (the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect") 3. apprehension, misgiving -- (painful expectation) 4. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody -- (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar") Overview of noun apprehension The noun apprehension has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread -- (fearful expectation or anticipation: "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension") 2. (3) understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy -- (the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect") 3. apprehension, misgiving -- (painful expectation) 4. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody -- (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar")
apprehension definition