apprehensiveness meaning

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apprehensiveness (noun): fearful expectation or anticipation.

Definition of apprehensiveness

  1. fearful expectation or anticipation
    • the student looked around the examination room with apprehension

    Synonyms: apprehension, dread

    Type of: fear

    Kinds: trepidation, foreboding, suspense, gloom, chill

    Related forms: apprehensive

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