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apprehensive

adjective

/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/

Meaning

feeling anxious or fearful that something bad will happen

He was apprehensive about starting a new job in a foreign country.

anxious, uneasy, fearful, worried, concerned

confident, calm, assured

feel apprehensive, apprehensive about, slightly apprehensive

Perceptible by touch; clear and definite; real.

cheerful and friendly in manner

Increasing rapidly; growing at an accelerating rate.

Related to rising prices and decreasing purchasing power of money, characterized as price-rising, co...

Willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

containing poison; toxic; deadly