apprehensive
/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/ noun C2- A mood indicating an undesired outcome.
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“Yes,” answered Diana, stifling a giggle with an apprehensive glance over her shoulder at the closed sitting-room door.
There was a something in her countenance which made him listen with an apprehensive and anxious attention, while she added,--
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