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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Ap`pre*hen"sive*ness\, n. The quality or state of being apprehensive.
| Pronunciation: | `apri'hensivnes | ||
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| Definition: | [n] fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" | ||
| Synonyms: | apprehension, dread | ||
| See Also: | boding, chill, fear, fearfulness, foreboding, fright, gloom, gloominess, pall, premonition, presentiment, somberness, suspense, trepidation | ||
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| Definition: | \Ap`pre*hen"sive*ness\, n. The quality or state of being apprehensive. | ||
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