Definition of apprehension

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Apprehension (n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension..

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Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Security :: Security (n.) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty..
Threaten :: Threaten (v. t.) To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn..
Fat-brained :: Fat-brained (a.) Dull of apprehension.
Intellection :: Intellection (n.) A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself.
Conceit :: Conceit (n.) Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
Alas :: Alas (interj.) An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white..
Alarming :: Alarming (a.) Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. -- A*larming*ly, adv..
Inapprehension :: Inapprehension (n.) Want of apprehension.
Fear :: Fear (n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread..
Dread :: Dread (n.) An object of terrified apprehension.
Ready :: Ready (superl.) Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman..
Fear :: Fear (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness..
Sense :: Sense (v. t.) Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation.
Appear :: Appear (v. i.) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest..
Conception :: Conception (n.) The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension..
Fearful :: Fearful (a.) Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful.
Intention :: Intention (n.) Any mental apprehension of an object.
Dread :: Dread (v. t.) To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension..
Error :: Error (n.) A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension.
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