EGAVE

apprehension

About 4.74 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

arrest catch savvy pinch discernment understanding apprehensiveness misgiving dread collar

Often followed by

of that and in about is was as or

Word family

apprehensions

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