apprehension

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun fearful expectation or anticipation
  2. noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  3. noun painful expectation

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

apprehensiveness, dread

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