Apprehensiveness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being apprehensive. Readiness to understand.
  • noun. Fearfulness.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being apprehensive.
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  • noun. the state of being apprehensive
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  • noun. fearful expectation or anticipation
    • Word Usage
    "TUCKER: In that song, "Long White Dress," the narrator recalls apprehensiveness about getting married."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fear  fearfulness  fright  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    boding  chill  foreboding  gloom  gloominess  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Saul  abstractness  acetabulum  adventurousness  apportionments  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    anxiety  fear  fearfulness  solicitude  
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