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List of meaning for apprehension

anxiety or fear

apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread(noun)

fearful expectation or anticipation

"the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy(noun)

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

"he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

apprehension, misgiving(noun)

painful expectation

apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody(noun)

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune

the hikers entered the dark cave with a great deal of apprehension

the act of taking into one's control by authority of law

apprehension of the burglar set the neighborhood at ease

an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble

felt a great deal of apprehension about the trip and about arriving safely

the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something

a good apprehension of how computer systems work

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