Apprehension - English meaning

noun

A state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

Usage examples:

She was wringing her hands in agitation

noun

Worry and anxiety

Usage examples:

He arrived home in a state of agitation., the anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the governme…

noun

The situation in which people protest or argue, especially in public, in order to achieve a particular type of change

Usage examples:

The anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the government.

noun

An anxious awareness of danger.

Usage examples:

The boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm

verb

Make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger.

noun

Sudden anxiety and fear, esp. that something very bad or dangerous might happen

Usage examples:

Nicholas detected a note of alarm in her voice., firefighters said the tragedy could have been avoi…

noun

A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.

Usage examples:

The existential angst of the middle classes

noun

Strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems

Usage examples:

All my children went through a period of late-adolescent angst.

noun

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Usage examples:

He felt a surge of anxiety

noun

An uncomfortable feeling of worry about something that is happening or might happen, or a cause of this

Usage examples:

[ u ] for many children, every new school year causes anxiety., [ c ] don’t you have any fears or a…

noun

An uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future

Usage examples:

Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school., that explains his anxiety…

noun

Recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.

Usage examples:

I smiled in appreciation

noun

The act of recognizing someone's worth as a person or showing that you are grateful for something that person has done

Usage examples:

"i’d just like a little appreciation," she sobbed., new funds are generated by the appreciation of …

noun

An increase in value

Usage examples:

At 17.55%, the state's house-price appreciation was nearly triple the national rate., appreciation …

verb

Seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.

Usage examples:

The police arrested him for possession of marijuana

noun

The action of seizing someone and taking them into custody.

Usage examples:

I have a warrant for your arrest

verb

Take into custody

noun

Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Usage examples:

We need to raise public awareness of the issue

noun

Knowledge and understanding of a particular activity, subject, etc.

Usage examples:

Customer/public/consumer awareness assessment procedures reveal how effectively the brand translate…

noun

Knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience

Usage examples:

Public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously., environmental awareness h…

noun

A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.

Usage examples:

A 36-inch bust

verb

Break, split, or burst.

Usage examples:

They bust the tunnel wide open

adjective

Damaged or broken.

Usage examples:

The vacuum cleaner's bust

verb

Break, split, or burst.

Usage examples:

They bust the tunnel wide open

noun

A sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and chest.

Usage examples:

Epstein concentrated increasingly on bronze portrait busts

noun

A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.

Usage examples:

A 36-inch bust

verb

Take into one's possession or control by force.

Usage examples:

The island was captured by australian forces in 1914

noun

The action of capturing or of being captured.

Usage examples:

The capture of the city

verb

To take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force

Usage examples:

Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured., rebel forces captured the city after a…

adjective

(of a disease) infectious.

Usage examples:

Chicken pox is catching until scabs form on all the blisters

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

Usage examples:

She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

adjective

If an illness is catching, it can easily be passed from one person to another

Usage examples:

Flu is catching, so stay away from work.

noun

Knowledge or awareness.

Usage examples:

The renaissance cognizance of greece was limited

noun

To take notice of and consider something, especially when judging

Usage examples:

The lawyer asked the jury to take cognizance of the defendant's generosity in giving to charity.

verb

Put a collar on (an animal).

Usage examples:

The animal had been captured, collared, and released by federal researchers

noun

The part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over.

Usage examples:

A shirt collar

noun

A connecting band or pipe in machinery.

Usage examples:

Diversion collars placed around the pipes, just below the sand surface, can be retrofitted if this …

noun

The ability to understand something.

Usage examples:

Some won't have the least comprehension of what i'm trying to do

noun

The ability to understand completely and be familiar with a situation, facts, etc.

Usage examples:

He has no comprehension of the size of the problem., how she manages to fit so much into a working …

noun

A test to find out how well students understand written or spoken language

Usage examples:

A listening/reading comprehension

verb

Relate to; be about.

Usage examples:

The story concerns a friend of mine

noun

Anxiety; worry.

Usage examples:

Carole gazed at her with concern

verb

To trouble someone with feelings of anxiety; worry

Usage examples:

The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence concerns him., this is an issue that should c…

noun

The state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings.

Usage examples:

She failed to regain consciousness and died two days later

noun

The state of being awake, aware of what is around you, and able to think

Usage examples:

He lost consciousness on the way to the hospital, and regained consciousness the next day., there’s…

noun

The state of understanding and realizing something

Usage examples:

[ + that ] her consciousness that she's different makes her feel uneasy., raise consciousness worki…

noun

A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

Usage examples:

To her consternation her car wouldn't start

noun

A feeling of strong annoyance and anger, usually because of something bad that you cannot change or that is completely unexpected

Usage examples:

The power failure caused consternation among local officials.

noun

A feeling of worry, shock, or confusion

Usage examples:

Fill someone with consternation the prospect of so much work filled him with consternation., to som…

noun

The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.

Usage examples:

The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention

noun

The act or condition of being officially forced to stay in a place

Usage examples:

[ u ] he claimed that his detention by the authorities was unlawful.

noun

The act of officially detaining someone

Usage examples:

In detention concern has been expressed about the death in detention of a number of political priso…

noun

The ability to judge well.

Usage examples:

An astonishing lack of discernment

noun

The ability to judge people and things well

Usage examples:

It's clear that you are a person of discernment.

noun

A feeling of worry or unease.

Usage examples:

Public disquiet about animal testing

verb

Make (someone) worried or uneasy.

Usage examples:

World leaders are surely disquieted by the prospect of a global economic meltdown

noun

Worry

Usage examples:

The leader's decline in popularity is causing disquiet among supporters.

noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

Usage examples:

I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

verb

Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.

Usage examples:

I hated him but didn't fear him any more

verb

An emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger

verb

Seize and hold firmly.

Usage examples:

She grasped the bottle

noun

A firm hold or grip.

Usage examples:

The child slipped from her grasp

verb

Hold firmly

noun

The state of being imprisoned; captivity.

Usage examples:

He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment

noun

The act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison

Usage examples:

She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment., he could win damages for his father's wrongful impr…

noun

The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.

Usage examples:

The public would not be served by her incarceration

noun

The act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

Usage examples:

We’re spending billions of dollars each year on incarceration., the prisoner was sentenced to five …

noun

The act of keeping someone in a closed place and preventing them from leaving it

Usage examples:

The housemates on the reality tv show are asked to survive incarceration for three weeks., the girl…

noun

A feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.

Usage examples:

We have misgivings about the way the campaign is being run

verb

(of a person's mind or heart) fill (that person) with doubt, apprehension, or foreboding.

Usage examples:

My heart misgave me when i saw him

noun

A feeling of doubt, uncertainty, or worry about a future event

Usage examples:

Cheung spoke of his deep misgivings about graduate school.

verb

Catch (someone) doing something wrong.

Usage examples:

They recently nabbed a burglar inside the house he was ransacking

Present participle of nab informal

verb

Fasten with a nail or nails.

Usage examples:

The strips are simply nailed to the roof

noun

A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.

Usage examples:

Don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists

noun

A horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates.

Usage examples:

She began to bite her nails

noun

A whitish fibre or bundle of fibres in the body that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.

Usage examples:

The optic nerve

verb

Brace oneself mentally to face a demanding situation.

Usage examples:

She nerved herself to enter the room

noun

The quality or state of being nervous.

Usage examples:

There was a trace of nervousness in his voice

noun

A small cut or notch.

Usage examples:

A small nick on his wrist

verb

Make a nick or nicks in.

Usage examples:

He had nicked himself while shaving

verb

Go quickly or surreptitiously.

Usage examples:

They nicked across the road

noun

Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.

Usage examples:

She hit him in panic

verb

Feel or cause to feel panic.

Usage examples:

The crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit

noun

A cereal and fodder grass of a group including millet.

Usage examples:

Two of the most common, but functionally indeterminate, grass grains regularly identified from amer…

noun

The action or process of penetrating something.

Usage examples:

The zip has a velcro-secured flap to minimize rain penetration

noun

The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.

Usage examples:

The normal limits to human perception

noun

A belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem

Usage examples:

We have to change the public's perception that money is being wasted., these photographs will affec…

noun

The quality of being aware of things through the physical senses, especially sight

Usage examples:

Drugs can alter your perception of reality.

noun

Anxiety; mental uneasiness.

Usage examples:

She sensed her friend's perturbation

verb

Grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.

Usage examples:

She pinched his cheek

noun

An act of pinching someone.

Usage examples:

He gave her a gentle pinch

noun

A critical point in the game.

Usage examples:

Carbo hit his second pinch homer of the series, and the game was tied 6-6.

noun

An act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact.

Usage examples:

A growing realization of the need to create common economic structures

noun

Identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge.

Usage examples:

She saw him pass by without a sign of recognition

noun

The fact of knowing who a person is or what a thing is because of having seen or experienced that person or thing before

Usage examples:

Dole obviously had the greatest name recognition of all the republican candidates., she gained reco…

noun

A situation in which people know what something is when they see or hear it

Usage examples:

After thirty years of trading, the company name enjoys global recognition., we have poor brand reco…

noun

The inability to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom.

Usage examples:

A feeling of restlessness was making it difficult to concentrate

noun

The quality of being unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored

Usage examples:

Side effects can include restlessness and irritability., there was a growing restlessness with the …

noun

The action of capturing someone or something using force.

Usage examples:

The seizure of the assembly building

noun

The state of being stretched tight.

Usage examples:

The parachute keeps the cable under tension as it drops

verb

Apply a force to (something) which tends to stretch it.

Usage examples:

It is best to insert the battens before the outhaul is tensioned

The action of stretching something tight

noun

A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

Usage examples:

The men set off in fear and trepidation

noun

Worry or anxiety about something that is going to happen

Usage examples:

With some trepidation, i set out to find my first job.

noun

Fear or worry about what is going to happen

Usage examples:

We view future developments with some trepidation.

noun

The ability to understand something; comprehension.

Usage examples:

Foreign visitors with little understanding of english

adjective

Sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving.

Usage examples:

A kind and understanding man

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said

noun

Anxiety or discontent.

Usage examples:

Public unease about defence policy

noun

A feeling of being worried about something

Usage examples:

The security lapses have caused widespread unease amongst air passengers., unease about/over/with p…

noun

A feeling of anxiety or discomfort.

Usage examples:

I sensed the uneasiness of people around me

noun

→  unease

verb

Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He worried about his soldier sons in the war

noun

The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He's demented with worry

verb

To think about problems or unpleasant things that make you anxious, or to make someone feel anxious

Usage examples:

[ i ] if you get a monthly train ticket, you won’t have to worry about buying a ticket every day., …