feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen: I' m very apprehensive about tomorrow's meeting . I've invited a lot of people to the party, but I'm a little apprehensive that no one will come.
Is apprehension a feeling?
Apprehension is fear or anxiety about something , like the apprehension you feel about an upcoming test. Apprehension is also the capture of a criminal — that is, when the criminal is apprehended.
What type of word is apprehensive?
Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
What is another word for apprehensive feeling?
In this page you can discover 37 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for apprehensive, like: anxious , fearful, worried, uneasy, apt, conscious, ascared, suspicious, afraid, calm and stiff.
When a person is apprehensive?
The definition of apprehensive is a person who is upset or worried about some future event or about the possibility that something will happen . If you have a premonition that something bad is going to happen and that makes you very concerned and nervous, that is an example of being apprehensive.
What is the meaning of apprehensive in one word?
1 : viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future ... many adults who do not think twice about the risks of driving an automobile are apprehensive about flying.— Henry Petroski. 2 : capable of understanding or quick to do so : discerning.
What is the opposite apprehensive?
Antonyms: easy, unafraid (p), unperceptive, fearless, unperceiving. Synonyms: upset, distressed, worried, disquieted, disturbed, discerning. apprehensiveadjective.
What is a 5 letter word for apprehensive feeling?
Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for APPREHENSIVE FEELING [ angst ]
What are 3 synonyms for apprehensive?
- afraid.
- concerned.
- doubtful.
- jumpy.
- suspicious.
- uncertain.
- uneasy.
- uptight.
What does archly mean?
1 : in an arch manner . 2 : extremely archly conservative.
What makes a person apprehensive?
Unhealthy apprehensive behavior is caused by underlying factors: the unhealthy behaviors (thoughts and actions), situations, and circumstances that motivate a person to behave apprehensively.
Does apprehension mean anxiety?
1. Apprehension, anxiety, misgiving imply an unsettled and uneasy state of mind . Apprehension is an active state of fear, usually of some danger or misfortune: apprehension before opening a telegram. Anxiety is a somewhat prolonged state of apprehensive worry: anxiety because of a reduced income.
Does apprehensive have more than one meaning?
apprehensive. / (ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv) / adjective. fearful or anxious .
What is this word apprehension?
1 : suspicion or fear especially of future evil : foreboding an atmosphere of nervous apprehension. 2 : seizure by legal process : arrest apprehension of a criminal. 3a : the act or power of perceiving or comprehending something a person of dull apprehension.
How do you use apprehension in a sentence?
- Her apprehension was assuming a reduced priority. ...
- The silver eyes were fiery, and apprehension fluttered through her. ...
- He felt a wave of apprehension and accelerated heart beat as the door opened.
