apprehension

ap·pre·hen·sion  (pr-hnshn)

n.

1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.

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 apprehnsi, apprehnsin-, from Latin apprehnsus, 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

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

Translations

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

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.

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

apprehension [ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃ/ən] n

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

b. (arrest) → arresto