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be apprehension
noun
The physical act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure.
Exact(6)
There will be apprehension about the threat posed by any aircraft that defies the no-fly zone.
There would be concerns about his age and his commitment to stay in shape as he becomes older, and there would be apprehension that he would ultimately find ways to test the patience of whatever team he is playing for.
In both cases however, there seems to be apprehension at the possibility of being the proverbial frog in the pot.
"There looked to be apprehension and fear in our play, edginess in our play and we didn't work hard like Carlisle United do," said Abbott.
Users seemed uncomfortable with the fact that iPhones used to maintain a location database to help with location triangulation, for instance, so there would likely be apprehension about such an extensive logging tool, even if designed as a user-accessible feature like the patent described in this system.
Could there be apprehension about sparkly classrooms, tall teachers, and soaring, proud parents with sky-high expectations?
Similar(54)
As he put it: "it becomes evident that there must be apprehensions not got by inference or reasoning" (LL, § 18).
There is apprehension, nervousness.
"There's apprehension and excitement.
"I know there is apprehension.
Naturally, there's apprehension, too.
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