apprehension

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

apprehensiveness dread discernment savvy understanding misgiving arrest taking into custody pinch collar catch

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