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apprehension noun

  /æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/ , /æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/
  • (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
  • (legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
  • Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
  • Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
apreensão

apprehensive adjective

  /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/
  • (obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
apreensivo
  • Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
apreensivo, receoso

apprehensible adjective

  • (literary) Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
apreensível

apprehensively adverb

  • in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
apreensivamente

apprehensibility noun

  • The quality of being apprehensible.
apreensibilidade

apprehensiveness noun

  • the state of being apprehensive
apreensividade
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