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   apprehensive

   /ˌaprɪˈhɛnsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen: "he felt apprehensive about going home"
   • 2. relating to perception or understanding. rare

   Word Origin late Middle English (in apprehensive (sense 2)): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’ (see apprehend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. apprehensively adverb
   • 2. apprehensiveness noun

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   APPREHENSIVE definition: 1. feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen: 2. feeling…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of APPREHENSIVE is viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future. How to use apprehensive in a sentence. How has the meaning of apprehensive changed over time? Synonym Discussion of Apprehensive.

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   Apprehensive definition: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. See examples of APPREHENSIVE used in a sentence.

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   APPREHENSIVE meaning: 1. feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen: 2. feeling…. Learn more.

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   If you're apprehensive, you're anxious or fearful. If you live near a busy intersection with no stop signs, you might be a bit apprehensive about crossing the street.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAPPREHENSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen. People are still terribly apprehensive about the future. American English : apprehensive / æprɪˈhɛnsɪv /

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   Define apprehensive. apprehensive synonyms, apprehensive pronunciation, apprehensive translation, English dictionary definition of apprehensive. adj. 1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy: was apprehensive before the surgery.