n. Function: noun
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Synonyms: IDEA , conceit, concept, conception, image, impression, intellection, notion, perception, thought
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Synonyms: ARREST , arrestation, arrestment, ||bust, detention, ||nab, pickup, pinch
3 fear that something is going or will go wrong FF1C; had the strongest apprehension about her sister's health FF1E;
Synonyms: apprehensiveness, foreboding, misgiving, premonition, prenotion, presage, presentiment
Related Words: agitation, angst, anxiety, care, concern, disquiet, disquietude, solicitude, unease, uneasiness, worry; alarm, dread, fear, panic
Idioms: the anxious seat
Contrasted Words: assurance, composure, equanimity, sangfroid, self-possession; faith, reliance, trust
Antonyms: confidence