Apprehension Definition

ăprĭ-hĕnshən
apprehensions
noun
apprehensions
Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
American Heritage
Capture or arrest.
Webster's New World
The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.
American Heritage
Mental grasp; perception or understanding.
Webster's New World
The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Apprehension

Noun

Singular:
apprehension
Plural:
apprehensions

Origin of Apprehension

  • Middle English apprehencioun perception from Old French apprehension from Late Latin apprehēnsiō apprehēnsiōn- from Latin apprehēnsus past participle of apprehendere to seize apprehend

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin apprehensio, compare with French appréhension. See apprehend.

    From Wiktionary

Apprehension Sentence Examples

  • Her apprehension was assuming a reduced priority.

  • The silver eyes were fiery, and apprehension fluttered through her.

  • He felt a wave of apprehension and accelerated heart beat as the door opened.

  • Reflection shows that our apprehension of the tree is conditioned by the sense-organs with which we have been endowed, and that the apprehension of a blind man, and still more the apprehension of a dog or horse, is quite different from ours.

  • Her apprehension grew as the vamp led her down a maze of hallways through scores of other vamps and past multiple doorways.

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Words Starting With

AAPAPP

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With A and Ending With N

Starts With A & Ends With NStarts With AP & Ends With NStarts With A & Ends With ON

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With A12 Letter Words Ending With N