inapprehensive

[ in-ap-ri-hen-siv ]

adjective

1. not apprehensive (often followed by of ).
2. without apprehension.

inapprehensive

/ ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsɪv /

adjective

1. not perceiving or feeling fear or anxiety; untroubled
2. rare.
   unable to understand; imperceptive

Derived Forms

• ˌinappreˈhensively, adverb
• ˌinappreˈhensiveness, noun

Other Words From

• inap·pre·hensive·ly adverb
• inap·pre·hensive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inapprehensive¹

First recorded in 1645–55; in- ³ + apprehensive

Example Sentences

For years, it seems, he has been writing poetry, but it is only recently that an inapprehensive country has awakened to the fact.

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All the birds of this class are strangely inapprehensive of danger when moulting or hatching.

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