apprehension

/ˌæpɹɪhˈɛnʃən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. fearful expectation or anticipation
   “the student looked around the examination room with apprehension”
2. the cognitive condition of someone who understands
   “he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect”
3. painful expectation
4. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   “the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”

Synonyms for apprehension

• apprehensiveness
• dread
• understanding
• discernment
• savvy
• misgiving
• arrest
• catch
• collar
• pinch
• taking into custody

Words that rhyme with apprehension

• extension
• suspension
• attention
• dimension
• mention
• tension
• ascension
• convention
• intervention
• declension
• condescension
• contention
• invention
• pretension
• retention
• comprehension
• detention
• dissension
• pension
• gentian
• hypertension
• hypotension
• misapprehension
• nonintervention
• prevention
• henschen
• laurentian
• reinvention