apprehensive — ozdic

Collocations

8

1

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow | remain

make sb

The strange noises in the old house made everyone apprehensive about staying there overnight.

ADV

deeply, extremely, very | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly

PREP

about

Many parents feel apprehensive about their children's first day at school.

of

Sarah felt apprehensive of making mistakes during her first day at the new job.

Definitions

adj

1

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.

This convinc'd me that there was no going on Shore for us in the Night upon that Coaſt, and how to venture on Shore in the Day was another Queſtion too; for to have fallen into the Hands of any of the Savages, had been as bad as to have fallen into the Hands of Lyons and Tygers; at leaſt we were equally apprehenſive of the Danger of it.

But Claggart's was no vulgar form of the passion. Nor, as directed toward Billy Budd, did it partake of that streak of apprehensive jealousy that marred Saul's visage perturbedly brooding on the comely young David. Claggart's envy struck deeper.

2

Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

More fond of Miracles, than apprehensive of Truth.

noun

1

A mood indicating an undesired outcome.

In 16.66 the non-visual apprehensive is used with the third-person.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

worried

adjective — quick to understand

discerning

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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This convinc'd me that there was no going on Shore for us in the Night upon that Coaſt, and how to venture on Shore in the Day was another Queſtion too; for to have fallen into the Hands of any of the

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02

But Claggart's was no vulgar form of the passion. Nor, as directed toward Billy Budd, did it partake of that streak of apprehensive jealousy that marred Saul's visage perturbedly brooding on the comel

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03

Never before in his life had Dan Holland feared anything, but now he was apprehensive for the safety of this trim blond creature before him.

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04

In 16.66 the non-visual apprehensive is used with the third-person.

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05

I am apprehensive of the outcome.

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06

The climbers were apprehensive of their danger.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, apprehensive is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.