Synonyms: pinch, catch, collar, apprehension, arrest, taking into custody
Definition: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Usage: the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Similar words: capture, seizure, gaining control
Definition: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Synonyms: savvy, apprehension, discernment, understanding
Definition: the cognitive condition of someone who understands
Usage: he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
Similar words: knowing
Definition: a clear and certain mental apprehension
Synonyms: apprehension, misgiving
Definition: painful expectation
Similar words: prospect, expectation, outlook
Definition: belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Synonyms: apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
Definition: fearful expectation or anticipation
Usage: the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
Similar words: fright, fear, fearfulness
Definition: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)