apprehension

ap·pre·hen·sion

A0383100 (ăp′rĭ-hĕn′shən)n.1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread. See Synonyms at fear.2. The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.3. The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

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[Middle English apprehencioun, perception, from Old French apprehension, from Late Latin apprehēnsiō, apprehēnsiōn-, from Latin apprehēnsus, past participle of apprehendere, to seize; see apprehend.]

apprehension

(ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən) n1. fear or anxiety over what may happen2. (Law) the act of capturing or arresting3. the faculty of comprehending; understanding4. a notion or conception

ap•pre•hen•sion

(ˌæp rɪˈhɛn ʃən)

n. 1. suspicion or fear of future trouble; foreboding. 2. the faculty or act of understanding or perceiving. 3. a view, opinion, or idea on any subject. 4. the act of arresting; seizure. [1350–1400; Middle English (< Old French) < Late Latin apprehēnsiō]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apprehension - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"apprehensiveness, dreadfear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)trepidation - a feeling of alarm or dreadboding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"suspense - apprehension about what is going to happengloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness - a feeling of melancholy apprehensionpall, chill - a sudden numbing dread
	2.	apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"discernment, savvy, understandingknowing - a clear and certain mental apprehensioncomprehension - an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"self-knowledge - an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilitiessmattering - a slight or superficial understanding of a subjectappreciation, grasp, hold - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"grasping - understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"hindsight - understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"brainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situationrealization, realisation, recognition - coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
	3.	apprehension - painful expectation misgivingexpectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future
	4.	apprehension - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"arrest, taking into custody, pinch, collar, catchcapture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

apprehension

noun1. anxiety, concern, fear, worry, doubt, alarm, suspicion, dread, unease, mistrust, misgiving, disquiet, premonition, trepidation, foreboding, uneasiness, pins and needles, apprehensiveness It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future.
anxiety confidence, assurance, composure, serenity, nonchalance, unconcern2. arrest, catching, capture, taking, seizure information leading to the apprehension of the alleged killer
arrest release, liberation, discharge3. awareness, understanding, knowledge, intelligence, ken, perception, grasp, comprehension the sudden apprehension of something
awareness incomprehension

apprehension

noun1. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:affright, alarm, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation.Slang: cold feet.Idiom: fear and trembling.2. A seizing and holding by law:arrest, seizure.Slang: bust, collar, pickup, pinch.3. Intellectual hold:comprehension, grasp, grip, hold, understanding.Informal: savvy.

Translations

忧虑理解畏惧

apprehend

(apriˈhend) verb1. to arrest. The police apprehended the thief. 逮捕 逮捕2. to understand. 理解 理解ˌappreˈhension (-ʃən) noun1. fear. 擔憂 忧虑，畏惧 2. understanding. 理解(力) 理解ˌappreˈhensive (-siv) adjective anxious; worried. an apprehensive expression. 憂慮的 忧虑的ˌappreˈhensively adverb 憂慮地 忧虑地ˌappreˈhensiveness noun 憂慮 忧虑