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apprehension - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" |
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apprehensiveness,
dread |
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fear,
fearfulness,
fright an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
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trepidation a feeling of alarm or dread
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boding,
foreboding,
premonition,
presentiment an unfavorable omen
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suspense an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"
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gloom,
gloominess,
somberness,
sombreness a feeling of melancholy apprehension
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chill,
pall coldness due to a cold environment
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apprehension - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
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arrest,
catch,
collar,
pinch |
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capture,
gaining control,
seizure the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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apprehension - painful expectation |
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misgiving |
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expectation,
outlook,
prospect belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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