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   ap·pre·hen·sive

   /ˌaprəˈhensiv/

   adjective

   • 1. anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen: "he felt apprehensive about going home"
   • 2. relating to perception or understanding. rare

   Word Origin late Middle English (in apprehensive (sense 2)): from French appréhensif or medieval Latin apprehensivus, from Latin apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’ (see apprehend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. apprehensively adverb
   • 2. apprehensiveness noun

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