Definitions for apprehensive

Definitions for (adj) apprehensive

Main entry: apprehensive

Definition: in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

Usage: apprehensive for one's life; apprehensive of danger


Main entry: apprehensive, worried

Definition: mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

Usage: apprehensive about her job; not used to a city and worried about small things; felt apprehensive about the consequences


Main entry: apprehensive, discerning

Definition: quick to understand

Usage: a kind and apprehensive friend- Nathaniel Hawthorne


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