apprehensive

(ăp'rĭ-hĕn'sĭv)
adj.

1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. See synonyms at afraid.
2. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.

apprehensively ap'pre·hen'sive·ly adv.
apprehensiveness ap'pre·hen'sive·ness n.

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adjective

Filled with fear or terror: afraid, aghast, fearful, fearsome, funky, panicky. Regional afeard, ascared. See fear/courage.

adj

Definition: anxious, fearful
Antonyms: at ease, calm, quiet, unafraid, undoubting, unfearful, unsuspicious, unworried

IN BRIEF: Wary or unhappy about a future event.

I'm feeling a bit apprehensive about the test.

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For a list of words related to apprehensive, see:

• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative
• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ængstelig, bekymret

Nederlands (Dutch)
angstig, betreffende het bevatten, slim

Français (French)
adj. - inquiet, appréhensif, craintif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beunruhigt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανήσυχος, θορυβημένος, τρομαγμένος, φοβισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
apprensivo, inquieto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apreensivo, preocupado, receoso

Русский (Russian)
опасающийся, понимающий, воспринимающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - preocupado, alarmado, intranquilo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rädd, ängslig, förstående

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
敏悟的, 有知觉的, 惴惴不安的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 敏悟的, 有知覺的, 惴惴不安的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 염려하는, 이해가 빠른

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気づかって, 認識して, 不安な, 恐れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سريع الفهم والإدراك, خائف, قلق, إرتقاب الشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דואג, חרד, נוגע לתפיסה ע"י השכל או החושים‬

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