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- pronunciation:
- ae
pr
hen
sihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
feeling anxiety about future events.
At first he was thrilled about the promotion, but then he became apprehensive.The storm warning made her apprehensive about the drive home.- synonyms:
- afraid, anxious, fearful, jittery, nervous
- antonyms:
- confident
- similar words:
- alarmed, concerned, fretful, on edge, uneasy, worried
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| related words: |
afraid, anxious, insecure, jumpy, nervous, restless, shy, solicitous, timid |
adverb + (adj.)apprehensive
bit, deeply, equally, extremely, increasingly, initially, little, slightly, somewhat, suddenly
(adj.)apprehensive
+ adverb
first
(adj.)apprehensive
+ noun
future, gaze, glance, look, manner, mood, prospect, visit
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| derivations: |
apprehensively (adv.), apprehensiveness (n.) |
The word apprehensive
contains the following part:
pris, -prise, prehens, -prehend
Latin
root
that means take, grasp
  Example words:
apprehend, apprehensive, comprehend, comprehensive, comprise, enterprise, incomprehensible, misprision, prehensile, reprehend, reprehensible, reprisal, surprise
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