English Explanatory Dictionary

apprehension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
  2. The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
  3. Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
  4. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
  5. The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
  6. Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.

Pronunciation

/æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/ /æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-apprehension.wav

Word forms

apprehension apprehensions

Etymology

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

Synonyms

apprehension misgiving qualm awareness sense alarm trepidation

Antonyms

inapprehension

Related words

sense

Derived words

misapprehension nonapprehension preapprehension

Translations

Bulgarian: хва́щане Chinese Mandarin: 捕捉 Dutch: grijpen Finnish: ottaminen German: Greifen German: Ergreifen German: Fassen German: Anfassen German: Nehmen Portuguese: apreensão Russian: хвата́ние
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