English > apprehension: 4 senses > noun 1, feeling| Meaning | fearful expectation or anticipation. |
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| Example | "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" |
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| Synonyms | apprehensiveness, dread |
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| Narrower | chill, pall | A sudden numbing dread |
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| foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding | A feeling of evil to come |
| gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness | A feeling of melancholy apprehension |
| suspense | apprehension about what is going to happen / happen / happen |
| trepidation | A feeling of alarm or dread |
| Broader | 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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| Spanish | aprensión, pavor, recelo, temor, terror |
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| Catalan | aprensió, basarda, por, recel, reguard, temença, temor, terror |
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| Verbs | apprehend | anticipate with dread or anxiety |
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English > apprehension: 4 senses > noun 2, cognition| Meaning | The cognitive condition / condition of someone who understands. |
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| Synonyms | understanding, discernment, savvy |
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| Narrower | appreciation, grasp, hold | understanding of the nature or meaning / meaning or quality or magnitude of something |
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| comprehension | An ability to understand the meaning / meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) |
| grasping | understanding with difficulty |
| hindsight | understanding the nature of an event after it has happened / happened |
| insight, brainstorm, brainwave | The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation |
| realization, realisation, recognition | Coming to understand something clearly and distinctly |
| self-knowledge | An understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities |
| smattering | A slight or superficial understanding of a subject / subject |
| Broader | knowing | A clear and certain mental apprehension |
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| Spanish | aprehensión, comprensión, discernimiento, entendimiento, sapiencia |
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| Catalan | aprehensió, discerniment, percepció |
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| Verbs | apprehend | get the meaning / meaning of something |
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