"apprehension" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/ [UK], /æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-apprehension.wav [UK] Forms: apprehensions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin apprehensio, apprehensionis, compare with French appréhension. See apprehend. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰed-}}, {{bor|en|la|apprehensio|apprehensio, apprehensionis}} Latin apprehensio, apprehensionis Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} apprehension (countable and uncountable, plural apprehensions)
  1. (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-apprehension-en-noun-FOrquxLu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 4 10 5 18 22
  2. (law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (arrest): затрыма́нне (zatrymánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), а́рышт (áryšt) [masculine] (Belarusian), задъ́ржане (zadǎ́ržane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), аре́ст (arést) (Bulgarian), 捕捉 (bǔzhuō) (Chinese Mandarin), 逮捕 (dàibǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), zatčení [neuter] (Czech), arrestatie [feminine] (Dutch), grijpen [neuter] (Dutch), vastgrijpen [neuter] (Dutch), pidättäminen (Finnish), pidätys (Finnish), Festnahme [feminine] (German), elfogás (Hungarian), 捕捉 (hosoku) (alt: ほそく) (Japanese), zatrzymanie [neuter] (Polish), apreensão [feminine] (Portuguese), arestare [feminine] (Romanian), arest [neuter] (Romanian), задержа́ние (zaderžánije) [neuter] (Russian), аре́ст (arést) [masculine] (Russian), arest (Serbo-Croatian), hapšenje (Serbo-Croatian), zatknutie [neuter] (Slovak), arresto [masculine] (Spanish), pag-aresto (Tagalog), затри́мання (zatrýmannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), заде́ржання (zadéržannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), аре́шт (aréšt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-apprehension-en-noun-buAQ4nBe Topics: law Disambiguation of 'arrest': 5 79 3 7 2 4
  3. Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (act of grasping with the intellect): awareness, sense Translations (act of grasping with the intellect): схва́щане (shváštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), разби́ране (razbírane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), pochopení [neuter] (Czech), begrip [neuter] (Dutch), begrijpen [neuter] (Dutch), ymmärtäminen (Finnish), ymmärrys (Finnish), Auffassung [feminine] (German), Begreifen [neuter] (German), Verstehen [neuter] (German), Erfassung [feminine] (German), apreensão [feminine] (Portuguese), înțelegere [feminine] (Romanian), concepție [feminine] (Romanian), pricepere [feminine] (Romanian), понима́ние (ponimánije) [neuter] (Russian), осмысле́ние (osmyslénije) [neuter] (Russian), постижение (postiženije) [neuter] (Russian), poimanje (Serbo-Croatian), shvaćanje (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-apprehension-en-noun-p7MZLe9G Disambiguation of 'act of grasping with the intellect': 18 17 34 13 9 9 Disambiguation of 'act of grasping with the intellect': 18 18 35 14 9 6
  4. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (opinion): предста́ва (predstáva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), мне́ние (mnénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), názor [masculine] (Czech), představa [masculine] (Czech), pojem [masculine] (Czech), begrip [neuter] (Dutch), opinie [feminine] (Dutch), gezichtspunt [neuter] (Dutch), visie [feminine] (Dutch), käsitys (Finnish), Idee [feminine] (German), Vorstellung [feminine] (German), Ansicht [feminine] (German), Meinung [feminine] (German), Ahnung [feminine] (German), Auffassung [feminine] (German), Begriff [masculine] (German), opinie [feminine] (Romanian), idee [feminine] (Romanian), părere [feminine] (Romanian), мне́ние (mnénije) [neuter] (Russian), представле́ние (predstavlénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-apprehension-en-noun-e8ni3Gkn Disambiguation of 'opinion': 3 3 5 85 2 2
  5. The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (faculty by which ideas are conceived): разби́ране (razbírane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), chápání [neuter] (Czech), intelekt [masculine] (Czech), begrip [neuter] (Dutch), verstand [neuter] (Dutch), ymmärrys (Finnish), Verstand [masculine] (German), Verständnis [neuter] (German), Auffassungsgabe [feminine] (German), Fassungskraft [feminine] (German), Auffassungskraft [feminine] (German), Fassungsgabe [feminine] (German), înțelegere [feminine] (Romanian), понима́ние (ponimánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-apprehension-en-noun-R~xPwYRU Disambiguation of 'faculty by which ideas are conceived': 7 1 7 19 61 5
  6. Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (anticipation of unfavorable things): alarm Translations (distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil): опасе́ние (opasénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 憂慮 (Chinese Mandarin), 忧虑 (yōulǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), 擔心 (Chinese Mandarin), 担心 (dānxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 恐懼 (Chinese Mandarin), 恐惧 (kǒngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), obava [feminine] (Czech), předtucha [feminine] (Czech), vrees [feminine] (Dutch), angst [feminine] (Dutch), aavistus (Finnish), Befürchtung [feminine] (German), Besorgnis [feminine] (German), Vorahnung [feminine] (German), Angst [feminine] (German), Furcht [feminine] (German), Sorge [feminine] (German), Bangigkeit [feminine] (German), Besorgtheit [feminine] (German), Bedenklichkeit [feminine] (German), Bedenken [neuter] (German), apprensione [feminine] (Italian), pekerau (Maori), Sorj [feminine] (Plautdietsch), apreensão [feminine] (Portuguese), aprehensiune [feminine] (Romanian), опасе́ние (opasénije) [neuter] (Russian), предчу́вствие (predčúvstvije) [neuter] (Russian), strepnja (Serbo-Croatian), aprensión [feminine] (Spanish), farhåga [common-gender] (Swedish), oro [common-gender] (Swedish), fruktan [common-gender] (Swedish), nganingani (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-apprehension-en-noun-v7mCDUs9 Disambiguation of 'anticipation of unfavorable things': 10 2 4 6 4 73 Disambiguation of 'distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil': 6 5 7 16 3 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apprehension, misgiving, qualm Hypernyms: anticipation, doubt, dread, fear, uneasy Hyponyms: compunction, scruple Related terms: sense Translations (seizure): хва́щане (hváštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 捕捉 (bǔzhuō) (Chinese Mandarin), grijpen [neuter] (Dutch), ottaminen (Finnish), Greifen [neuter] (German), Ergreifen [neuter] (German), Fassen [neuter] (German), Anfassen [neuter] (German), Nehmen [neuter] (German), apreensão [feminine] (Portuguese), хвата́ние (xvatánije) [neuter] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'seizure': 19 17 25 23 5 11

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pricepere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ponimánije",
      "sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "понима́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osmyslénije",
      "sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "осмысле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "postiženije",
      "sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "постижение"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
      "word": "poimanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "act of grasping with the intellect",
      "word": "shvaćanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predstáva",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "предста́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mnénie",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "názor"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "představa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pojem"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "begrip"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opinie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gezichtspunt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "visie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "word": "käsitys"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Idee"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vorstellung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ansicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Meinung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ahnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auffassung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Begriff"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opinie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "idee"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "părere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnénije",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predstavlénije",
      "sense": "opinion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "представле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razbírane",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разби́ране"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "chápání"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "intelekt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "begrip"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "verstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "word": "ymmärrys"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Verständnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auffassungsgabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fassungskraft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auffassungskraft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fassungsgabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "înțelegere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ponimánije",
      "sense": "faculty by which ideas are conceived",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "понима́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opasénie",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "опасе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "憂慮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yōulǜ",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "忧虑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "擔心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dānxīn",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "担心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "恐懼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǒngjù",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "恐惧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obava"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "předtucha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vrees"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "angst"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "aavistus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Befürchtung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Besorgnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vorahnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Angst"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Furcht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sorge"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bangigkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Besorgtheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bedenklichkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Bedenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apprensione"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "pekerau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sorj"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apreensão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprehensiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opasénije",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "опасе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predčúvstvije",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предчу́вствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "strepnja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprensión"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "farhåga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "oro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fruktan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil",
      "word": "nganingani"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apprehension"
}

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