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apprehensive

/,æprɪ'hɛnsɪv/

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adjective
mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
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"apprehensive about her job" "felt apprehensive about the consequences"

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worried uneasy
adjective
quick to understand
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"a kind and apprehensive friend"

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discerning perceptive
adjective
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
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"apprehensive for one's life" "apprehensive of danger"

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afraid

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