Definition for Apprehension:

• painful expectation

Synonyms for Apprehension:

• n.

  •
  • chill.
  •
  • book,
  • funk.
  •
  • hold,
  • grasp,
  • grip.
  •alarm (noun)
  • panic.
  •anxiety, fear (noun)
  • dread,
  • disquiet,
  • mistrust,
  • suspicion,
  • misgiving.
  •anxiousness (noun)
  • agita.
  •apprehension (noun)
  • collar,
  • catch,
  • savvy,
  • taking into custody,
  • pinch,
  • discernment.
  •capture (noun)
  • acquisition,
  • abduction,
  • confiscation,
  • occupation,
  • appropriation.
  •catching and arresting (noun)
  • Collaring,
  • booking,
  • taking.
  •discovery (noun)
  • detection.
  •dismay (noun)
  • disheartenment.
  •doubt (noun)
  • scruple,
  • skepticism.
  •expectation (noun)
  • envisioning,
  • contemplation,
  • pessimism,
  • uncertainty,
  • expectancy.
  •fear (noun)
  • faintheartedness,
  • fear,
  • cowardice,
  • terror,
  • fright,
  • intimidation,
  • agitation,
  • spinelessness.
  •ghost (noun)
  • bugbear.
  •idea (noun)
  • concept.
  •knowledge (noun)
  • consciousness.
  •understanding (noun)
  • intellect,
  • idea,
  • perspicacity,
  • thought,
  • intelligence.
  •worry (noun)
  • concernment.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • breathalyze,
  • awe,
  • fearfulness,
  • phobia.
  •
  • hysteria,
  • detain,
  • question,
  • nab,
  • apprehend,
  • fingerprint,
  • trauma,
  • pickup,
  • stress,
  • statement.
  •
  • caution,
  • wobble.
  •
  • rap,
  • suspect.
  •
  • charge.
  •consciousness
  • awareness.

Paraphrases for Apprehension:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    fear.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    trepidation, foreboding.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Apprehending, perception, consternation, Detainment, grasp, incarceration, impression, threat, interdiction.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    arrest, arrests.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    concern, anxiety, worry, apprehend, uneasiness, arrest, disquiet, unease, preoccupation, suspicion, hesitation, arresting, dread, understanding, alarm, awe, doubt, confiscation, confusion, scare.

Antonyms for Apprehension:

• n.

  • anxiety, fear
    belief, Imperception, trust, faith, ease, peace, misunderstanding, confidence, certainty, calm, calmness.
  • catching and arresting
    letting go, liberation, release.
  • understanding
    ignorance.
  • Other antonyms:
    comfort, repose, contentment, placidness, consolation, excitement, solace, calm, hopefulness, discharge, security, easiness, hope, release, quiet, quietude, liberation, optimism, content, unconcern, relief, Misperception, anticipation, emancipation, ease.

Homophones for Apprehension:

• afibrinogenemia.

Hypernym for Apprehension:

• n.

  • feeling
    gloom, gloominess, boding, pall, somberness, trepidation, foreboding, sombreness, chill, premonition, presentiment, suspense.

Hyponym for Apprehension:

• n.

  • feeling
    fright, fear, fearfulness.