/ ˌæprɪˈhensɪv; NAmE / adjective
apprehensive (about / of sth) | apprehensive (that ... ) worried or frightened that sth unpleasant may happen :
I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.
You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.
She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong.
an apprehensive face / glance / look
➡ note at afraid
► ap·pre·hen·sive·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense relating to perception or understanding): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus , from Latin apprehendere seize, grasp, from ad- towards + prehendere lay hold of.