Definition of apprehension

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Apprehension (n.) The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; as, a man of dull apprehension..

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Intuition :: Intuition (n.) Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from mediate knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension..
Fat-brained :: Fat-brained (a.) Dull of apprehension.
Secure :: Secure (v. t.) To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect..
Uptake :: Uptake (n.) Understanding; apprehension.
Doubt :: Doubt (v. i.) Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread.
Phase :: Phase (n.) Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases..
Notion :: Notion () Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notae..
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive..
Alarm :: Alarm (n.) Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise..
Startle :: Startle (v. t.) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise..
Fear :: Fear (n.) To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
Formidable :: Formidable (a.) Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming..
Fearful :: Fearful (a.) Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.
Apprehensively :: Apprehensively (adv.) In an apprehensive manner; with apprehension of danger.
Apprehensive :: Apprehensive (a.) Relating to the faculty of apprehension.
Fear :: Fear (v. i.) To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
Huddle :: Huddle (v. i.) To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd..
Misapprehensively :: Misapprehensively (adv.) By, or with, misapprehension..
Fear :: Fear (n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread..
Taking :: Taking (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
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