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APPREHENSION

\ˌapɹɪhˈɛnʃən], \ˌapɹɪhˈɛnʃən], \ˌa_p_ɹ_ɪ_h_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of APPREHENSION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
painful expectation

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
painful expectation

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; as, the felon, after his apprehension, escaped.
The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; as, a man of dull apprehension.
Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; as, the felon, after his apprehension, escaped.
The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; as, a man of dull apprehension.
Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Act of apprehending or seizing: arrest: conception: fear.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The act of apprehending or seizing; the act of arresting; the faculty of conception; opinion; fear or dread of future evil.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The act of taking or seizing; the being able to understand; suspicion; fear.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Act of seizing or taking hold of;â€”taking by legal process ;â€”grasping an idea or argument ;â€”the faculty by which ideas are conceived ;â€”distrust or fear at the prospect of.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The mere contemplation of things; opinion, sentiment, conception; the faculty by which we conceive new ideas; fear; suspicion of something; leisure.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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