apprehensive
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
apprehensive
- /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˌæpɹɪˈhensɪv/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin apprehensīvus, from apprehensus, perfect passive participle of apprehendō (“to apprehend, understand, learn”) + -īvus (“-ive”).
adjective more apprehensive · most apprehensive
- Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant. This convinc'd me that there was no going on Shore for us in the Night upon that Coaſt, and how to venture on Shore in the Day was another Queſtion too; for to have fallen into the Hands of any of the Savages, had been as bad as to have fallen into the Hands of Lyons and Tygers; at leaſt we were equ
- Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect. More fond of Miracles, than apprehensive of Truth.
noun
- A mood indicating an undesired outcome. In 16.66 the non-visual apprehensive is used with the third-person.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: anxious, afraid, uneasy, discerning, perceptive, worried, troubled, scared, fearful, timid, concerned, nervous, frightened, agitated, wary, panicky
Translations
Every language
adj anticipating something with anxiety or fear
| Español | aprensivo, inquieto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우려(憂慮)하다 uryeohada, 염려(念慮)하다 yeomnyeohada |
| 日本語 | 不安な fuan na, 気遣う kizukau, 恐れる osoreru |
| 中文 | 憂慮 /忧虑 yōulǜ, 恐懼 /恐惧 kǒngjù |
| Português | apreensivo, receoso |
| Français | soucieux, appréhensif, inquiet |
| Deutsch | besorgt, ängstlich, bedenklich, beklommen, voller Bedenken |
| Русский | опаса́ющийся opasájuščijsja, насторо́женный nastoróžennyj, боязли́вый bojazlívyj, встрево́женный vstrevóžennyj |
| العربية | مُتَوَتِّر mutawattir |
adj perceptive; quick to learn; intelligent; capable of grasping with the mind or intellect
| Español | aprehensivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이해(理解)가 빠른 ihae-ga ppareun, 총명(聰明)한 chongmyeonghan |
| 日本語 | 理解が早い rikai ga hayai, 明敏な meibin na |
| 中文 | 善於領會的 /善于领会的 shànyú lǐnghuì de, 反應敏銳的 /反应敏锐的 fǎnyìng mǐnruì de |
| Português | apreensivo |
| Français | vif, perspicace |
| Deutsch | gewieft, lernfähig, scharfsinnig |
| Русский | сообрази́тельный soobrazítelʹnyj, поня́тливый ponjátlivyj, смышлёный smyšljónyj, проница́тельный pronicátelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "apprehensive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apprehensive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. apprehensive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apprehensive "apprehensive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apprehensive.Cite this
@misc{apprehensive_2026,
title = {apprehensive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apprehensive},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
