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apprehensions

noun

Meaning

  1. The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
  2. The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
  3. Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
  4. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
  5. The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
  6. Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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