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apprehensive

[ ap-ri-hen-siv ]
/ ˌæp rɪˈhɛn sɪv /
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adjective

uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
quick to learn or understand.
perceptive; discerning (usually followed by of).

Words related to apprehensive

foreboding, alarm, disquiet, mistrust, misgiving, trepidation, doubt, uneasiness, dread, suspicion, worry, anxiety, hesitation, apprehension, unease, distrust, qualm, reservation, hunch, omen

Words nearby apprehensive

appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice, appressed, appressorium, apprise, apprize

Origin of apprehensive

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word apprehēnsīvus. See apprehensible, -ive

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British Dictionary definitions for apprehensiveness

apprehensive
/ (ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv) /

adjective

fearful or anxious

Derived forms of apprehensive

apprehensively, adverbapprehensiveness, noun
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