apprehension

n.

1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
2. The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.
3. The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

[Middle English apprehencioun, perception, from Old French apprehension, from Late Latin apprehēnsiō, apprehēnsiōn-, from Latin apprehēnsus, past participle of apprehendere, to seize. See apprehend.]

noun

1. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger: affright, alarm, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation. Slang cold feet. Idioms: fear and trembling. See fear/courage.
2. A seizing and holding by law: arrest, seizure. Slang bust, collar, pickup, pinch. See law.
3. Intellectual hold: comprehension, grasp, grip, hold, understanding. Informal savvy. See knowledge/ignorance.

n

Definition: anxiety, fear
Antonyms: calmness, ease

n

Definition: arrest
Antonyms: freeing, release

n

Definition: understanding
Antonyms: imperception, misunderstanding

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The seizure and arrest of a person who is suspected of having committed a crime.

A reasonable belief of the possibility of imminent injury or death at the hands of another that justifies a person acting in self-defense against the potential attack.

An apprehension of attack is an element of the defense of self-defense that can be used in a criminal prosecution for assault and battery, manslaughter, or murder. An individual who acts under apprehension of attack does not have to fear injury. It is sufficient that there is a likelihood of actual injury to justify the person's taking steps to protect himself or herself.

1. perception and understanding.
2. anticipatory fear or anxiety. See also anxiety.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - frygt, ængstelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
angstig voorgevoel, idee, begrip, arrestatie

Français (French)
n. - crainte, inquiétude, appréhension, arrestation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Auffassung, Verständnis, Verhaftung, Besorgnis

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύλληψη (προσώπου), ανησυχία, φόβος, συναίσθηση, αντίληψη

Italiano (Italian)
ansia, timore, cattura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - compreensão (f), apreensão (f), temor (m), prisão (f)

Русский (Russian)
опасение, дурное предчувствие, страх, арест

Español (Spanish)
n. - preocupación, inquietud, temor, aprensión, detención, arresto, encarcelamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - anhållande, uppfattning, fruktan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恐惧, 逮捕, 理解

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 恐懼, 逮捕, 理解

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이해[력], 불안, 견해

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 憂慮, 理解, 見解, 捕縛, 逮捕

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سريع الفهم أو الإدراك, خائف, قلق, مرتقب شرا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעצר, עצירה, תפיסה, דאגה, חשש, הבנה‬

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