English > apprehensiveness: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling| Meaning | fearful expectation or anticipation. |
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| Synonyms | apprehension, 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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| Adjectives | apprehensive | in fear or dread of possible evil or harm |
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| apprehensive | mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc |