1
as in dread
suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune
the hikers entered the dark cave with a great deal of apprehension
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2
as in arrest
the act of taking into one's control by authority of law
apprehension of the burglar set the neighborhood at ease
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as in fear
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
felt a great deal of apprehension about the trip and about arriving safely
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as in understanding
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a good apprehension of how computer systems work
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Recent Examples of apprehension
But being revered and granted access to great food in a time of shortages did not quench their apprehension.
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Charles Pellegrino, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Michael Miller was one of the good Samaritans who assisted with the suspect’s apprehension.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 28 July 2025
Public dissemination of available information may help avoid further harm or accelerate the suspect's apprehension.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
This created a growing population of vulnerable, undocumented workers in the 1960s and ’70s who increasingly faced brutal apprehensions.
—Jimmy Patino, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Charles Pellegrino, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Michael Miller was one of the good Samaritans who assisted with the suspect’s apprehension.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 28 July 2025
Public dissemination of available information may help avoid further harm or accelerate the suspect's apprehension.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
This created a growing population of vulnerable, undocumented workers in the 1960s and ’70s who increasingly faced brutal apprehensions.
—Jimmy Patino, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehension
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Andrea Pirlo went to work in the Dubai second division after the Italian Football Federation settled on Gennaro Gattuso as the underwhelming answer to a qualifying campaign now overwhelmed by a sense of dread.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Western instruments add an extra degree of dread on the score, to suggest the encroachment of the U.S. forces — Rota brings out the ominousness of an oboe like no film composer ever.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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Justin Chapman had a warrant out for his arrest for failure to pay child support.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Before his arrest, CHIMI had been hard at work on what is supposed to be his sophomore album, titled SVPERSTAR DEMON.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
30 Aug. 2025
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Shifting toward the ideals of a 2.0 World, Crone hopes that the human default state of limitation, fear, and suffering will become oriented toward freedom, love, and boundless possibility.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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My silence felt like cowardice, stemming from a fear of alienation, of feeling unsafe—exactly what the ADL, unironically, pledges to ameliorate in school settings.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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Comparability of financial data on the web will become even more important Functional fixation, which is the technical term for investors consuming information at face value without deeper analysis or understanding, will arguably increase as AI become more mainstream.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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This gap in understanding can lead to frustration within adult child-older parent relationships.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
22 Aug. 2025
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Yet by then, parents may have a bigger worry, nutrition advocates warn.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Follow these five steps to log off without the worry.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Should churches endorse politicians? Erickson's concerns with Barker's endorsement go beyond legal reasons.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Borowsky fiercely opposed the expansion, citing concerns over the aesthetics of a parking garage in Old Town and how its construction would disrupt and potentially permanently displace the Old Town Farmers Market.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Investors get back their advance plus a share of appreciation, or less if the home has lost value.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Shane and his predecessors at The New Yorker were not alone in their appreciation of directors’ art.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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But there are other factors, including rising consumer anxiety and consumer debt, that remain headwinds to the market heading into the fall, Sturtevant said.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The civil complaint compares TikTok to slot machines and alleges that the app may lead to anxiety and depression, developmental damage and financial exploitation among children.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Apprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehension. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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