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apprehensive

[ ap-ri-hen-siv ]

adjective

  1. uneasy or fearful about something that might happen:

    apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.

  2. quick to learn or understand.
  3. perceptive; discerning (usually followed by of ).


apprehensive

/ ˌæɪˈɛԲɪ /

adjective

  1. fearful or anxious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԲԱ, noun
  • ˌˈԲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • p·s· adverb
  • p·s·Ա noun
  • ԴDza··s adjective
  • v·p·s adjective
  • over·p·s· adverb
  • over·p·s·Ա noun
  • d·p·s adjective
  • pseudo·p·s· adverb
  • ܲa··s adjective
  • ܲa··s·ly adverb
  • ܲa··s·ness noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of apprehensive1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word ŧԲīܲ. See apprehensible, -ive
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He said he has since been offered a new role as a police trainer which he has accepted as "this incident has left me wary and apprehensive about returning to my normal duties".

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Nevertheless, with around 15 months until the World Cup starts, this month's results will have fans apprehensive.

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And for now, she is apprehensive about trying to revisit it.

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She admits to being apprehensive over the possibility that PIP could be frozen or cut and said disable people already feel like "second-class citizens".

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She told BBC News she is now "angry, frustrated and apprehensive about the future".

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