apprehension

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UK /æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/ US /æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, great, growing | sudden

VERB + APPREHENSION

be filled with, be full of, feel

She felt considerable apprehension before her job interview, but it went better than expected.

express, show | overcome

cause

The news about the factory closure caused apprehension throughout the local community.

allay

The teacher's calm explanation helped allay the students' apprehension about the difficult exam.

APPREHENSION + VERB

grow

As the storm approached the coast, public apprehension grew about possible flooding in low-lying areas.

PREP

with ~

The team waited with apprehension as the coach reviewed the game footage.

~ about/over

Many students feel some apprehension about taking their final exams.

~ at

Many people experience apprehension at the start of their first day at a new job.

~ for

Many parents feel deep apprehension for their children's safety when they travel alone.

PHRASES

a feeling/look of apprehension

Definitions

noun

The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.

The wing would have been a severe obstruction to apprehension of an object on the ground.

The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.

The warrant had been issued for his apprehension on the charge of rioting.

When he told us that a large reward was offered by Sir Leicester Dedlock for the murderer's apprehension, I did not in my first consternation understand why; […]

Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment

We live on, and in living we lose the apprehension of life.

Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.

We think we get a kind of vague apprehension of what London means from the top of a 'bus better than anywhere else.

The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.

Strangers of limited information and dull apprehension were sometimes observed not to know what a Powler was.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

noun — the cognitive condition of someone who understands

noun — painful expectation

misgiving

noun — fearful expectation or anticipation

apprehensiveness
dread

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The wing would have been a severe obstruction to apprehension of an object on the ground.

Wiktionary

The warrant had been issued for his apprehension on the charge of rioting.

Wiktionary

When he told us that a large reward was offered by Sir Leicester Dedlock for the murderer's apprehension, I did not in my first consternation understand why; […]

Wiktionary

His new theory is beyond my apprehension.

Tatoeba · #286836

He detected in her voice a note of apprehension.

Tatoeba · #302816

His apprehension greatly hinders his progress.

Tatoeba · #561185

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, apprehension is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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