apprehension
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(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
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Synonyms: arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
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Related Words: capture, gaining control, seizure |
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(noun) painful expectation |
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Synonyms: misgiving |
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Related Words: expectation, outlook, prospect |
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(noun) fearful expectation or anticipation: "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" |
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Synonyms: apprehensiveness, dread |
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Related Words: boding, chill, fear, fearfulness, foreboding, fright, gloom, gloominess, pall, premonition, presentiment, somberness, suspense, trepidation |
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(noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" |
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Synonyms: discernment, savvy, understanding |
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Related Words: appreciation, brainstorm, brainwave, comprehension, grasp, grasping, hindsight, hold, insight, knowing, realisation, realization, recognition, self-knowledge, smattering |
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