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Noun
S:
(n)
apprehension
,
apprehensiveness
,
dread
(fearful expectation or anticipation)
"the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
understanding
,
apprehension
,
discernment
,
savvy
(the cognitive condition of someone who understands)
"he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
S:
(n)
apprehension
,
misgiving
(painful expectation)
S:
(n)
apprehension
,
arrest
,
catch
,
collar
,
pinch
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taking into custody
(the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal))
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"