Apprehensive: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Apprehensive adjective. Uneasy or worried that something unpleasant is going to happen.
How to say it
AP-rih-HEN-siv/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/
4 syllables, with stress on AP and HEN.
Apprehensive in a sentence
He grew apprehensive as the plane began its third circuit over the foggy runway.
Apprehensive about the interview, Priya rehearsed her answers to the bathroom mirror.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- anxious
- uneasy
- nervous
- fearful
Opposite:
- confident
- calm
Where apprehensive comes from
From Latin apprehendere, to seize, which later came to mean to grasp with the mind.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
_____ about the interview, Priya rehearsed her answers to the bathroom mirror.
- splenetic
- despondent
- apprehensive
Show the answer
apprehensive: Apprehensive about the interview, Priya rehearsed her answers to the bathroom mirror.