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
Scrabble Score: 22
apprehensive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordapprehensive 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