1. (noun)
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
fearful expectation or anticipation
"the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
2. (noun)
understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
"he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
3. (noun)
apprehension, misgiving
painful expectation
4. (noun)
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
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Definition of 'apprehension'
