Noun: apprehension ,ap-ri'hen-shun
- The cognitive condition of someone who understands
"he has virtually no apprehension of social cause and effect";
- understanding, discernment, savvy
- The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the apprehension";
- arrest, catch, collar [informal], pinch, taking into custody
- Fearful expectation or anticipation
"the student looked around the examination room with apprehension";
- apprehensiveness, dread, misgiving
Derived forms: apprehensions
Type of: capture, expectation, fear, fearfulness, fright, gaining control, knowing, outlook, prospect, seizure
Encyclopedia: Apprehension