apprehensive (ˌæprɪˈhensɪv)
adjective · Intermediate · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 ˌæprɪˈhensɪv
Meaning
Meaning: worried about the future
Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.
Examples
🗣 He was apprehensive about the surgery.
Etymology
From Latin ‘apprehendere’ meaning ‘to seize, grasp’.
How & Where It’s Used
Describes anxious expectation of trouble.
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Tags: emotion, fear