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apprehension

app·re·hen·sion

UK/æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/ US/æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

fearful expectation or anticipation

  • “the student looked around the examination room with apprehension”
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2.

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

  • “he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect”
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4.

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

  • “the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin apprehensio, apprehensionis, compare with French appréhension. See apprehend.

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