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English noun: apprehension | |||
| 1. | apprehension (feeling) fearful expectation or anticipation | ||
| Samples | The student looked around the examination room with apprehension. | ||
| Synonyms | apprehensiveness, dread | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fear, fearfulness, fright | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boding, chill, foreboding, gloom, gloominess, pall, premonition, presentiment, somberness, sombreness, suspense, trepidation | ||
| 2. | apprehension (cognition) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | ||
| Samples | He has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect. | ||
| Synonyms | discernment, savvy, understanding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | knowing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appreciation, brainstorm, brainwave, comprehension, grasp, grasping, hindsight, hold, insight, realisation, realization, recognition, self-knowledge, smattering | ||
| 3. | apprehension (cognition) painful expectation | ||
| Synonyms | misgiving | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expectation, outlook, prospect | ||
| 4. | apprehension (act) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||
| Samples | The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar. | ||
| Synonyms | arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capture, gaining control, seizure | ||
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