Definition of APPREHENSIVE

apprehensive

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • quick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • "a kind and apprehensive friend"
  • mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
    • "apprehensive about her job"
    • "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
  • in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
    • "apprehensive for one's life"
    • "apprehensive of danger"

Adj

  • Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
  • Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

Noun

  • A mood indicating an undesired outcome.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin apprehensīvus, from apprehensus, perfect passive participle of apprehendō (“to apprehend, understand, learn”) + -īvus (“-ive”).

Synonyms

discerning, worried

Scrabble Score: 22

apprehensive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
apprehensive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
apprehensive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

apprehensive is a valid Words With Friends word