Apprehension - Definition

n 1: fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked
around the examination room with apprehension" [syn:
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread]
2: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has
virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn:
understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy]
3: painful expectation [syn: apprehension, misgiving]
4: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn:
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking
into custody]