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apprehensive Definition and Meaning in English (apprehensive definition)

adjective
Synonyms:anxiousuneasyworried
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Apprehensive definition: Feeling anxious or uneasy about something that might happen.

Definitions of Apprehensive

  1. 1adjective

    Feeling anxious or uneasy about something that might happen.

Example Sentences

casual

“She was apprehensive about her first day at the new job.”

casual

“The students felt apprehensive before the difficult exam.”

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nounapprehension
adverbapprehensively

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Apprehensive definition: Feeling anxious or uneasy about something that might happen.
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'Apprehensive' translates to 'apprehensive' in English. Apprehensive definition: Feeling anxious or uneasy about something that might happen.
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