apprehension

ap·pre·hen·sion

 (ăp′rĭ-hĕn′shən)

n.

1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread. See Synonyms at fear.

2. The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.

3. The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

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[Middle English apprehencioun, perception, from Old French apprehension, from Late Latin apprehēnsiō, apprehēnsiōn-, from Latin apprehēnsus, past participle of apprehendere, to seize; see apprehend.]

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apprehension

(ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən)

n

1. fear or anxiety over what may happen

2. (Law) the act of capturing or arresting

3. the faculty of comprehending; understanding

4. a notion or conception

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ap•pre•hen•sion

(ˌæp rɪˈhɛn ʃən)

n.

1. suspicion or fear of future trouble; foreboding.

2. the faculty or act of understanding or perceiving.

3. a view, opinion, or idea on any subject.

4. the act of arresting; seizure.

[1350–1400; Middle English (< Old French) < Late Latin apprehēnsiō]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apprehension - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" apprehensiveness, dread fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) trepidation - a feeling of alarm or dread boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" suspense - apprehension about what is going to happen gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness - a feeling of melancholy apprehension pall, chill - a sudden numbing dread
	2.	apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" discernment, savvy, understanding knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension comprehension - an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature" self-knowledge - an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities smattering - a slight or superficial understanding of a subject appreciation, grasp, hold - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" grasping - understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings" hindsight - understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight" brainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation realization, realisation, recognition - coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
	3.	apprehension - painful expectation       misgiving expectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future
	4.	apprehension - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" arrest, taking into custody, pinch, collar, catch capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

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apprehension

noun

1. anxiety, concern, fear, worry, doubt, alarm, suspicion, dread, unease, mistrust, misgiving, disquiet, premonition, trepidation, foreboding, uneasiness, pins and needles, apprehensiveness It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future.
anxiety confidence, assurance, composure, serenity, nonchalance, unconcern

2. arrest, catching, capture, taking, seizure information leading to the apprehension of the alleged killer
arrest release, liberation, discharge

3. awareness, understanding, knowledge, intelligence, ken, perception, grasp, comprehension the sudden apprehension of something
awareness incomprehension

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apprehension

noun

1. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:

affright, alarm, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation.

Slang: cold feet.

Idiom: fear and trembling.

2. A seizing and holding by law:

arrest, seizure.

Slang: bust, collar, pickup, pinch.

3. Intellectual hold:

comprehension, grasp, grip, hold, understanding.

Informal: savvy.

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Translations

خَوففَـهْـم

chápáníobavaporozumění

ængstelseforståelsefrygt

BefürchtungBesorgnisVerständnis

aprensióncomprensiónpercepcióntemor

huolipelko

appréhensionarrestationcompréhensioncrainteanxiété

aggódásfelfogás

ótti, kvíîiskilningur

apprensionearrestofruttotimore

angstarrestatiebegrijpenbegripgezichtspunt

frykt

anlayışendişekorku

忧虑理解畏惧

apprehension

[ˌæprɪˈhenʃən] N

1. (= fear) → aprensión f, temor m
she was filled with apprehension at the prospect → le invadía el temor ante esa perspectiva
my chief apprehension is that → mi mayor temor es que + subjun

2. (frm) (= awareness) → comprensión f

3. (frm) (= arrest) → detención f

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apprehension

[ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃ^ən] n

(= arrest) [suspect, criminal, offender, murderer, culprit] → appréhension f

(= fear) [fact, risk] → inquiétude f
in apprehension → par crainte
to tremble with apprehension → trembler de crainte
She trembled with apprehension → Elle tremblait de crainte.

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apprehension

n

(= fear) → Besorgnis f, → Befürchtung f; a feeling of apprehension → eine dunkle Ahnung or Befürchtung; she felt a moment of apprehension → sie war einen Moment lang beklommen or voller Befürchtungen

(= arrest) → Festnahme f

(old, form: = understanding) → Erkennen nt

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apprehension

[ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃ/ən] n

a. (fear) → apprensione f, inquietudine f
my chief apprehension is ... → la mia paura più grande è...

b. (arrest) → arresto

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apprehend

(apriˈhend) verb

1. to arrest. The police apprehended the thief. vang, aankeer يَعْتَقِل، يُلْقي القَبْض عَلى задържам prender zatknout festnehmen anholde; arrestere; pågribe συλλαμβάνωdetener vahistama دستگیر کردن pidättää appréhender לַעֲצוֹר गिरफ्तार करना uhititi letartóztat menahan, menawan taka til fanga arrestare 逮捕する 체포하다 sulaikyti, areštuoti aizturēt; arestēt memberkas aanhoudenpågripearesztować نیول ، خپریدل prender a aresta арестовывать zatknúť zgrabiti, prijeti uhapsiti gripa จับกุม tutuklamak 逮捕 затримувати, заарештовувати گرفتار کرنا bắt giữ 逮捕

2. to understand. begryp يَفْهَم схващам compreender chápat, porozumět begreifen forstå κατανοώcomprender, percibir, captar aru saama فهمیدن؛ درک کردن ymmärtää comprendre לִתְפוֹס बोध होना shvatiti felfog memahami skilja comprendere, capire 理解する 이해하다 suprasti saprast; apjēgt faham begrijpenforstå, oppfatterozumieć پوهیدل، درک کول comprender a înţelege понимать rozumieť razumeti shvatiti uppfatta, begripa เข้าใจ anlamak, kavramak 理解 розуміти ادراک کرنا hiểu 理解

ˌappreˈhension (-ʃən) noun

1. fear. vrees خَوف схващане medo obava die Besorgnis frygt; ængstelse φόβοςaprensión kartus دلهره؛ ترس pelko appréhensionחשש आशंका bojati se félelem, aggódás ketakutan, keprihatinan ótti, kvíði apprensione 不安 두려움 būgštavimas (drūma) nojauta; bažas khuatir bezorgdheidfrykt, engstelseobawa ډار medo teamă опасение obava bojazen strah farhåga, oro ความกลัว korku, endişe 擔憂 побоювання, страх اندیشہ ، خوف sự e sợ 忧虑，畏惧

2. understanding. begrip فَـهْـم разбиране compreensão chápání, porozumění Verständnis forståelse κατανόησηcomprensión, percepción arusaam فهم؛ درک ymmärrys compréhensionהבנה बोध razumjeti felfogás pengertian skilningur comprensione 理解 이해 supratimas priekšstats; spēja saprast memahami begripforståelsezrozumienie پوهه ، درک compreensão înţelegere понимание porozumenie razumevanje shvatanje begripande ความเข้าใจ anlayış 理解(力) розуміння; сприйнятливість تفہیم sự hiểu 理解

ˌappreˈhensive (-siv) adjective

anxious; worried. an apprehensive expression. angstig خائِف، قَلِق неспокоен apreensivo bázlivý besorgt ængstelig; bekymret ανήσυχοςaprensivo kartlik نگران؛ دلواپس huolestunut appréhensif חוֹשֵש आशंकित zabrinut aggódó khawatir kvíðinn, áhyggjufullur apprensivo 不安な 염려하는 nerimaujantis, susirūpinęs nobažījies; apķērīgs bimbang bezorgdengstelig, bekymretlękliwy, bojaźliwy اندیښمن apreensivo îngrijorat, neli­niştit встревоженный bojazlivý vznemirjen zabrinut rädd, orolig วิตกกังวล endişeli 憂慮的 стурбований تشویش مند ، پریشان sợ hãi 忧虑的

ˌappreˈhensively adverb

angstig بِخَوف، بِقَلَق неспокойно apreensivamente bázlivě, s obavami besorgt ængsteligt; bekymret ανήσυχα aprensivamente kartlikult با نگرانی huolestuneesti avec appréhension בְחֲשָש आशंकापूर्वक zabrinuto aggódva dengan kekhawatiran með kvíða con apprensione 心配して 우려하여 su nerimu bažīgi dengan bimbang bezorgdengstelig bojaźliwie له اندیښمنی سره apreensivamente cu teamă встревоженно bojazlivo vznemirjeno zabrinuto oroligt อย่างวิตกกังวล endişeyle, korkarak 憂慮地 стурбовано تشویش مندی سے một cách lo lắng 忧虑地

ˌappreˈhensiveness noun

angstigheid خَوف، قَلَق загриженост apreensão obava die Besorgnis ængstelse; bekymring ανησυχίαaprensión kartlikkus نگرانی huolestuneisuus appréhension חֲשֶשָנוּת आशंका zabrinutost nyugtalanság kekhawatiran kvíði apprensione 不安 우려 būgštavimas bailes; baiļu sajūta kebimbangan bezorgdheidengstelselęk اندیښمنی apreensão teamă встревоженность obava bojazen zabrinutost ängslighet ความวิตกกังวล tasa, endişe 憂慮 стурбованісь پریشانی ، فکر sự lo lắng 忧虑

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