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apprehension n. [
apprehensiveness, dread] fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
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apprehension n. [
understanding, discernment, savvy] the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
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apprehension n. [
misgiving] painful expectation
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apprehension n. [
arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody] the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
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