apprehensions
Uneasy feelings ahead
Apprehensions are feelings of anxiety or dread about something that might happen: She had apprehensions about starting the new job.
The word also means acts of arrest or capture: The apprehensions of the suspects occurred without incident.
Less commonly, apprehension refers to understanding or grasping an idea, though this sense has faded from everyday use.
State of anxious unease
- worryTroubled mental state
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- tensionStretched or strained state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
trepidation · jitters · angst · restlessness · edginess · disquiet · fretfulness · agitation
Protective care or control
- detentionTemporary official holding
- captureTake into custody
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
booking · warrant · suspect · detainment · collar · bust · roundup · dragnet
Seize or understand
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
discernment · recognition · realization · conception · knowledge · uptake · cognizance
Irrational intense fears
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
fright · paranoia · monsters · haunt · spook · creeps · ominous · dreading
Disposition toward doubt
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
hesitancy · incredulity · scruples · cynicism · disbelief · leery · caution · reluctance
nervousness
State of anxious unease
dread · trepidation · jitters · angst · restlessness · edginess · disquiet · fretfulness · agitation · distress
custody
Protective care or control
handcuffs · booking · warrant · suspect · detainment · collar · bust · roundup · dragnet · fugitive
grasp
Seize or understand
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
cognition · discernment · recognition · realization · conception · knowledge · uptake · cognizance
phobias
Irrational intense fears
nightmares · fright · paranoia · monsters · haunt · spook · creeps · ominous · dreading · worries
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
suspicion · hesitancy · incredulity · scruples · cynicism · disbelief · leery · caution · reluctance · questioning
apprehensionsmisunderstandings
Failures to grasp meaning
incomprehension · misconceptions · misapprehensions · confusions · ignorance
apprehensionsreleases
Lets go or publishes
liberations · freedoms · emancipations · discharges · acquittals