apprehension
English Thesaurus
1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)
2. the cognitive condition of someone who understands (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | knowing, |
| definition | : | a clear and certain mental apprehension (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | comprehension, |
| definition | : | an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | self-knowledge, |
| definition | : | an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | smattering, |
| definition | : | a slight or superficial understanding of a subject (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | appreciation, grasp, hold, |
| definition | : | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | grasping, |
| definition | : | understanding with difficulty (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | hindsight, |
| definition | : | understanding the nature of an event after it has happened (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | brainstorm, brainwave, insight, |
| definition | : | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation (noun.cognition) |
3. painful expectation (noun.cognition)
4. fearful expectation or anticipation (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | fear, fearfulness, fright, |
| definition | : | an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | trepidation, |
| definition | : | a feeling of alarm or dread (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | suspense, |
| definition | : | apprehension about what is going to happen (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | chill, pall, |
| definition | : | a sudden numbing dread (noun.feeling) |
5. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | capture, catch, get, |
| definition | : | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact) |
6. the cognitive condition of someone who understands (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | understand, |
| definition | : | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition) |
7. painful expectation (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | misgive, |
| definition | : | suggest fear or doubt (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | apprehend, quail at, |
| definition | : | anticipate with dread or anxiety (verb.emotion) |
8. fearful expectation or anticipation (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | dread, fear, |
| definition | : | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | apprehend, quail at, |
| definition | : | anticipate with dread or anxiety (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | apprehensive, |
| definition | : | in fear or dread of possible evil or harm (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible, |
| definition | : | causing fear or dread or terror (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | apprehensive, worried, |
| definition | : | mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc (adj.all) |
9. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | capture, catch, get, |
| definition | : | succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact) |
10. the cognitive condition of someone who understands (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | understand, |
| definition | : | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition) |
11. painful expectation (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | misgive, |
| definition | : | suggest fear or doubt (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | apprehend, quail at, |
| definition | : | anticipate with dread or anxiety (verb.emotion) |
12. fearful expectation or anticipation (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | dread, fear, |
| definition | : | be afraid or scared of; be frightened of (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | apprehend, quail at, |
| definition | : | anticipate with dread or anxiety (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | apprehensive, |
| definition | : | in fear or dread of possible evil or harm (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible, |
| definition | : | causing fear or dread or terror (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | apprehensive, worried, |
| definition | : | mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc (adj.all) |
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