fearful expectation or anticipation; the student looked around the examination room with apprehension

[ Syn: apprehensiveness , dread ]

the cognitive condition of someone who understands; he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect

[ Syn: understanding , discernment , savvy ]

painful expectation

[ Syn: misgiving ]

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

[ Syn: arrest , catch , collar , pinch , taking into custody ]