APPREHENSION


Meaning of APPREHENSION in English

n. Function: noun

1

Synonyms: IDEA , conceit, concept, conception, image, impression, intellection, notion, perception, thought

2

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

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.