apprehension
/æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/ noun C1- The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
- Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
- Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
- The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
- Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
Plural apprehensions
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Such formidable accounts of her Ladyship, and her manner of living, quite frightened Maria Lucas, who had been little used to company; and she looked forward to her introduction at Rosings with as much apprehension as her father had done to his presentation at St.
As she had heard no carriage, she thought it not unlikely to be Lady Catherine; and under that apprehension was putting away her half-finished letter, that she might escape all impertinent questions, when the door opened, and to her very great surprise Mr.
Collins could not conceal his apprehension of Lady Catherine’s being rather displeased by her staying at home.
He _spoke_ of apprehension and anxiety, but his countenance expressed real security.
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