Meaning & Definition of Apprehensive in English
English⟶
Apprehensive
/æprɪhɛnsɪv/
adjective
1. Quick to understand
- "A kind and apprehensive friend"- nathaniel hawthorne
synonym:
- apprehensive,
- discerning
2. Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
- "Apprehensive about her job"
- "Not used to a city and worried about small things"
- "Felt apprehensive about the consequences"
synonym:
- apprehensive,
- worried
3. In fear or dread of possible evil or harm
- "Apprehensive for one's life"
- "Apprehensive of danger"
synonym:
- apprehensive