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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Inapprehension :: Inapprehension (n.) Want of apprehension.
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil..
Intention :: Intention (n.) Any mental apprehension of an object.
Abstruse :: Abstruse (a.) Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; recondite; as, abstruse learning..
Conception :: Conception (n.) The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension..
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
Panic :: Panic (a.) By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
Startle :: Startle (v. t.) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise..
Affright :: Affright (n.) Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Aptness :: Aptness (n.) Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others..
Monstrous :: Monstrous (a.) Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story..
Alarming :: Alarming (a.) Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. -- A*larming*ly, adv..
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..
Jealousy :: "Jealousy (n.) The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover..
Suspicion :: Suspicion (n.) The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence..
Remember :: Remember (v. t.) To have ( a notion or idea) come into the mind again, as previously perceived, known, or felt; to have a renewed apprehension of; to bring to mind again; to think of again; to recollect; as, I remember the fact; he remembers the events of his childhood; I cannot remember dates..
Misapprehensively :: Misapprehensively (adv.) By, or with, misapprehension..
Conceit :: Conceit (n.) Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit..
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.
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