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Meaning of apprehension

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  apprehension
      n 1: fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked
           around the examination room with apprehension" [syn:
           {apprehension}, {apprehensiveness}, {dread}]
      2: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has
         virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn:
         {understanding}, {apprehension}, {discernment}, {savvy}]
      3: painful expectation [syn: {apprehension}, {misgiving}]
      4: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
         "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn:
         {apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {collar}, {pinch}, {taking
         into custody}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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