apprehension

apprehension
n
1. fear, foreboding, presentiment, premonition, prescience, presage; anxiety, dread, worry, disquiet, solicitude, care, concern; misgiving/ uncertainty, suspicion, mistrust, distrust, qualm; uneasiness, apprehensiveness, Inf. butterflies, nervousness, queasiness; Sl. heebie-jeebies, the jitters, Sl. the willies, Sl. the creeps; alarm, perturbation, dismay, consternation, trepidation.
2. understanding, intellect, intelligence, mind, reason, Gk. Philos. nous; comprehension, apperception, grasp, insight, cognition, penetration; sense, intuition, feeling, imagination; perception, perspicacity, discernment; awareness, knowing, ken, knowledge; recognition, cognizance, realization, appreciation.
3. view, opinion, idea, sentiment; thought, impression, judgment, conjecture; belief, fancy, supposition, notion.
4. seizure, arrest, capture; detention, restraint, constraint, custody, taking into custody, Sl. bust; imprisonment, incarceration, durance, jailing.

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  • Apprehension — Ap pre*hen sion, n. [L. apprehensio: cf. F. appr[ e]hension. See {Apprehend}.] 1. The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of seizing or taking by legal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appréhension — APPRÉHENSION. sub. f. Crainte. Être dans l appréhension. Avoir de l appréhension. Dans l appréhension qu il a qu on ne le trompe.Appréhension, en termes de Logique, C est l idée qu on prend d une chose, sans en porter alors aucun jugement. La… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • apprehension — 1 arrest, detention, attachment (see under ARREST vb) Analogous words: seizing or seizure, taking (see corresponding verbs at TAKE): capturing or capture, catching (see corresponding verbs at CATCH) Contrasted words: releasing or release,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • apprehension — Apprehension. s.f.v. En terme de Logique, c est la premiere operation de l entendement, la premiere idée qu il prend d une chose, sans en porter aucun jugement. La simple apprehension.... Il sign. aussi, Crainte. Estre dans l apprehension. avoir… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • apprehension — ap·pre·hen·sion /ˌa pri hen chən/ n: arrest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. apprehension …   Law dictionary

  • Apprehension — can refer to: *apprehension (understanding), awareness or understanding of something by the mind. *apprehension (fear), a fearful emotion. *arrest, the detention of a criminal by law enforcement officers …   Wikipedia

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  • apprehension — ► NOUN 1) uneasy or fearful anticipation. 2) understanding. 3) the action of arresting someone …   English terms dictionary

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