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apprehension

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apprehension

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Main Entry: ap·pre·hen·sion

Pronunciation: \ˌa-pri-ˈhen(t)-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin apprehension-, apprehensio, from Latin apprehendere

Date: 14th century

1 a : the act or power of perceiving or comprehending <a person of dull apprehension> b : the result of apprehending mentally : conception <according to popular apprehension>
2 : seizure by legal process : arrest <apprehension of a criminal>
3 : suspicion or fear especially of future evil : foreboding <an atmosphere of nervous apprehension>

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