apprehensive meaning
UK US /ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ 4 syllables
apprehensive (adjective): quick to understand.
apprehensive has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
apprehensive as an adjective
- quick to understand
- a kind and apprehensive friend
Synonyms: discerning
Similar: perceptive
Related forms: apprehend
- mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
- apprehensive about her job
- not used to a city and worried about small things
- felt apprehensive about the consequences
Synonyms: worried
Similar: uneasy
Related forms: apprehend, apprehensiveness
- in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
- apprehensive for one's life
- apprehensive of danger
Similar: afraid
Related forms: apprehend, apprehensiveness
How to pronounce apprehensive
apprehensive is pronounced /ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.
Words that rhyme with apprehensive
Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in VE · 12-letter words
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