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Dictionary: ap·pre·hen·sive   (ăp'rĭ-hĕn'sĭv) pronunciation
 
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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Thesaurus: apprehensive
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adjective

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

 
Antonyms: apprehensive
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adj

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


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Wary or unhappy about a future event.

pronunciation I'm feeling a bit apprehensive about the test.

 
Translations: Apprehensive
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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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