Apprehensive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. See Synonyms at afraid.
  • adj. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
  • adj. Perceptive; quick to learn; intelligent; capable of grasping with the mind or intellect.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.
  • adj. Knowing; conscious; cognizant.
  • adj. Relating to the faculty of apprehension.
  • adj. Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
  • adj. Sensible; feeling; perceptive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In the habit of seizing; ready to catch or seize; desirous to lay hold of: used literally and figuratively.
  • Quick to learn or understand; quick of apprehension.
  • Realizing; conscious; cognizant.
  • In a state of apprehension or fear; feeling alarm; fearful.
  • Inclined to believe or suspect; suspicious: as, I am apprehensive that he does not understand me.
  • Perceptive; feeling; sensitive.
  • In metaphysics, relating to simple apprehension.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
  • adj. quick to understand
  • adj. in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  • Equivalent
    uneasy    perceptive    afraid   
    Antonym
    hopeful   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apt    discerning    knowing    conscious    cognizant    sensible    feeling    perceptive    fearful    fearful of   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    uneasy    anxious    wary    ashamed    resentful    perturb    hesitant    incredulous    dissatisfied    downcast