apprehension
part of speech
noun (apprehension, apprehensions)
meaning for a pupil
1) Apprehension is worry or fear that something bad might happen. tree →
2) (formal) Apprehension is the arrest of someone. tree →
3) (formal) Apprehension can also mean understanding. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories it shows a character's nervous feeling before something, like a test or a scary place. In news it means arrest. Phrases: feel apprehension, with apprehension, a sense of apprehension.
examples
- She felt apprehension before her first day at a new school. tree →
- With apprehension, he opened the door. tree →
- The apprehension of the robber took weeks. tree →
- There was apprehension in his voice. tree →
- Talking to someone can ease apprehension. tree →
- They waited for the results with apprehension. tree →
- Her confusion changed to apprehension, her color from scarlet to white. tree →
note
Mostly uncountable for the feeling. Adjective: apprehensive (worried). Similar: anxiety, unease, dread.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «apprehension» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.