apprehension
pronunciation
How to pronounce apprehension in British English:
UK [ˌæprɪˈhenʃn]
How to pronounce apprehension in American English:
US [ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən]
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- Noun:
- fearful expectation or anticipation
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- painful expectation
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Word Origin
- apprehension (n.)
- "perception, comprehension," late 14c., from Old French apprehension or directly from Latin apprehensionem (nominative apprehensio), noun of action from past participle stem of apprehendere (see apprehend). Sense of "seizure on behalf of authority" is 1570s; that of "anticipation" (usually with dread) is recorded from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. I understand the public 's apprehension .
- 2. American defence planners also view china 's rise with apprehension .
- 3. It symbolises a mixture of apprehension , insecurity and perhaps hubris .
- 4. Each sowed apprehension , distrust and deep doubts about the future .
- 5. But trade is one of the few areas where the world contemplates the new administration with apprehension rather than hope .