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apprehensive

British pronunciation/ˌæpɹɪhˈɛnsɪv/
American pronunciation/ˌæpɹiˈhɛnsɪv/, /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/
apprehensive
[ADJECTIVE]
1

nervous or worried that something unpleasant may happen

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2

quick to understand

synonyms : discerning
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3

mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

synonyms : worried
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Examples
1. You sound apprehensive.
2. Initially, the mood is quite apprehensive.
3. Apprehensive about the heat?
4. The bloody fish is apprehensive about it.
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Nearby words

  • apprehension
  • apprehend
  • appreciative
  • appreciation
  • appreciate
  • apprentice
  • approach
  • approbative
  • approbatory
  • appropriate
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