ALL meanings of apprehension
ap·pre·hen·sion
A a - variable noun apprehension Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen. 3
- uncountable noun apprehension The apprehension of someone who is thought to be a criminal is their capture or arrest by the police. 3
- uncountable noun apprehension The apprehension of something is awareness and understanding of it. 3
- noun apprehension fear or anxiety over what may happen 3
- noun apprehension the act of capturing or arresting 3
- noun apprehension the faculty of comprehending; understanding 3
- noun apprehension a notion or conception 3
- noun apprehension capture or arrest 3
- noun apprehension mental grasp; perception or understanding 3
- noun apprehension a judgment or opinion 3
- noun apprehension an anxious feeling of foreboding; dread 3
- noun apprehension fearful anticipation 1
- noun apprehension ability to understand 1
- noun apprehension arrest by police 1
- noun apprehension anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil. 1
- noun apprehension the faculty or act of apprehending or understanding; perception on a direct and immediate level. 1
- noun apprehension acceptance of or receptivity to information without passing judgment on its validity, often without complete comprehension. 1
- noun apprehension a view, opinion, or idea on any subject. 1
- noun apprehension the act of arresting; seizure: Police apprehension of the burglar was aided by two alert teenagers. 1
- noun apprehension Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. 1
- noun apprehension (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure. 0
- noun apprehension (law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest. 0
- noun apprehension The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception. 0
- noun apprehension Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea. 0
- noun apprehension The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding. 0
- noun apprehension Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill. 0