apprehensive
Meaning of apprehensive
- anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
he felt apprehensive about going home
- relating to perception or understanding.
late Middle English (in apprehensive (sense 2)): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’ (see apprehend).
Information about apprehensive
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of apprehensive
ap-pre-hen-sive
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- apprehensive is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
apprehensive synonyms
Meaning discerning:
Meaning worried:
Meaning feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome:
Meaning make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger:
Meaning causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable:
Meaning easily agitated or alarmed:
Meaning worried, troubled, or anxious:
Meaning feeling or appearing troubled or nervous:
Meaning unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom:
Meaning tense, nervous, or irritable:
Meaning inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy:
Meaning causing or characterized by anxiety and nervousness:
Meaning showing signs of nervous tension or tiredness:
Meaning experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension:
Meaning having, caused by, or relating to neurosis:
Meaning feeling or characterized by uncontrollable fear or anxiety:
Meaning feeling fear or anxiety; frightened:
Meaning fearful; frightened:
Meaning afraid or anxious:
Meaning feeling or showing fear or anxiety:
Meaning cause to feel extreme fear:
apprehensive antonyms
Meaning feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one's abilities or qualities:
Translation of apprehensive
Words that rhyme with apprehensive
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