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Meanings of apprehension in inglês

português
arresto
catalão
arrest
espanhol
detención

The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

arresto
português
compreensão
catalão
aprehensió
espanhol
sapiencia

The cognitive condition of someone who understands.

compreensão
português
medo
catalão
recel
espanhol
temor

Fearful expectation or anticipation.

medo
português
apreensão
catalão
recel
espanhol
duda

Painful expectation.

apreensão
Synonyms
Examples for "misgiving"
Examples for "misgiving"
1
And they were harder for the pity and misgiving in his heart.
Kenny
2
But she is already in some trouble and misgiving about the past.
The Testing of Diana Mallory
3
I came to the Druid order reluctantly and served with constant misgiving.
Ilse Witch
4
But it was the presence of Jennie that caused the most misgiving.
Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges
5
But he had considerable misgiving about the expediency of this last wish.
Boyhood in Norway: Stories of Boy-Life in the Land of the Midnig...
Usage of apprehension in inglês
1
Take Cork, city of past and future floods and much citizen apprehension.
The Irish Times
2
It makes me shudder; it freezes me; it fills me with apprehension.
The Last Woman
3
Brad sensed the apprehension in the others that he felt in himself.
The Universe — or Nothing
4
She welcomed the caseload review but said there was apprehension among members.
Radio NZ
5
There was no reason for the increased apprehension on this particular morning.
Watch them die
6
Iran has responded to previous U.S. troop deployments this year with apprehension.
Reuters
7
Our intention was to approach you after your apprehension in New York.
The usual suspects
8
She shivered; her glance moved again in apprehension to the night-enshrouded Pass.
The Rim of the Desert
9
To be completely honest, however, part of that shiver was from apprehension.
Murder most frothy
10
O.K., now we have a problem, the apprehension compounded with each instance.
Rock and Ice Magazine
11
The people were wild with enthusiasm; the authorities beside themselves with apprehension.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 10: 1566, part I
12
Perhaps more apprehension came from what she didn't know of her past.
Thief of lives
13
In this the monarch may be justified, at least in my apprehension.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1
14
The entire hospital was in a state of feverish alarm and apprehension.
The Downfall
15
Her pale face revealed the consternation and the apprehension of the delinquent.
Dona Perfecta
16
Importantly, he views its future with a mixture of apprehension and anticipation.
The Irish Times
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Translations for apprehension
Apprehension through the time
Apprehension across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common