APPREHENSION


Meaning of APPREHENSION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable ( esp. AmE ), great , growing

▪ slight

VERB + APPREHENSION

▪ be filled with , be full of , feel

They were filled with ~ as they approached the building.

▪ express , show

▪ sense

Marisa seemed to sense my growing ~.

▪ cause

The change in the law has caused ~ among many people.

PREPOSITION

▪ with ~

School reports are always received with some ~.

▪ ~ about , ~ over

her ~ about being in the hospital

▪ ~ at

She felt some ~ at the thought of seeing him again.

PHRASES

▪ a feeling of ~ , a sense of ~

▪ a look of ~

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