apprehension
/,æprɪ'hɛnʃən/
noun
12 letters4 syllables19 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
Fearful expectation or anticipation.
“the student looked around the examination room with apprehension”
2
Painful expectation.
3
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).
4
The cognitive condition of someone who understands.
WORD FORMS
Related formapprehend
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinapprehensionway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesap · pre · hen · sion
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
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