Apprehensive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

quick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɛɹləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapɹɪhˈɛnsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapɹɪhˈɛnsɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɛɹləs/.

Examples

a kind and apprehensive friend
apprehensive about her job
not used to a city and worried about small things

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

worried discerning

Parts of Speech

adjective	quick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne “a kind and apprehensive friend”
adjective	mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc “apprehensive about her job”
adjective	in fear or dread of possible evil or harm “apprehensive for one's life”

Word Forms

apprehend	verb	get the meaning of something
apprehensiveness	noun	fearful expectation or anticipation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

besorgt

schnell zu verstehen; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇫🇷French

inquiet

rapide à comprendre; -Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇪🇸Spanish

aprensivo

rápido de entender; -Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇮🇹Italian

apprensivo

veloce da capire; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇳🇱Dutch

bezorgd

snel te begrijpen; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇵🇹Portuguese

apreensivo

rápido de entender; -Natanael Hawthorne

🇷🇺Russian

опасающийся

быстро понять; - Натаниэль Хоторн

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भयभीत

जल्दी समझने वाला; - नथानिएल हॉथोर्न

🇧🇩Bengali

শঙ্কিত

দ্রুত বুঝতে - নাথানিয়েল হথর্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

பயம்

விரைவாக புரிந்து கொள்ள; - நதானியேல் ஹாவ்தோர்ன்

🇮🇳Telugu

భయపడే

త్వరగా అర్థం; - నథానియల్ హౌథ్రోన్

🇮🇳Marathi

घाबरणारा

समजण्यास द्रुत; - नॅथॅनियल हॉथॉर्न

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયભીત

સમજવા માટે ઝડપી; - નાથાનીએલ હોથોર્ન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆತಂಕಕಾರಿ

ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು; - ನಥಾನಿಯಲ್ ಹಾಥಾರ್ನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശങ്കിക്കുന്നു

വേഗത്തിൽ മനസ്സിലാക്കാൻ; - നഥാനിയൽ ഹത്തോൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੰਤਤ

ਸਮਝਣ ਲਈ ਤੇਜ਼; - ਨਥਾਨਿਏਲ ਹਾਥੋਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوف زدہ

سمجھنے میں جلدی؛ - ناتھینیل ہاؤتھورن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忧虑

快速理解； ——纳撒尼尔·霍桑

🇯🇵Japanese

不安な

理解が早い。 - ナサニエル・ホーソーン

🇰🇷Korean

불안한

이해가 빠르다; - 너다니엘 호손

🇻🇳Vietnamese

e ngại

nhanh chóng để hiểu; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇹🇭Thai

วิตกกังวล

เข้าใจง่าย; - นาธาเนียล ฮอว์ธอร์น

🇮🇩Indonesian

gelisah

cepat untuk memahami; -Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇵🇭Filipino

nangangamba

mabilis na maunawaan; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇲🇾Malay

khuatir

cepat faham; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخوف

سريع الفهم؛ - ناثانيال هوثورن

🇮🇷Persian

دلهره آور

سریع فهمیدن؛ - ناتانیل هاثورن

🇹🇷Turkish

endişeli

anlaşılması hızlı; -Nathaniel Hawthorne

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹשֵׁשׁ

מהיר להבין; - נתנאל הות'ורן

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