Apprehensive word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "apprehensive" word

[adjective] in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"
[adjective] mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
[adjective] quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

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\Ap`pre*hen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. appr['e]hensif. See {Apprehend}.] 1. Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning. It may be pardonable to imagine that a friend, a kind and apprehensive . . . friend, is listening to our talk. --Hawthorne. 2. Knowing; conscious; cognizant. [R.] A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly, and is, by the grace of God, apprehensive of it. --Jer. Taylor. 3. Relating to the faculty of apprehension. Judgment . . . is implied in every apprehensive act. --Sir W. Hamilton. 4. Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil. Not at all apprehensive of evils as a distance. --Tillotson. Reformers . . . apprehensive for their lives. --Gladstone. 5. Sensible; feeling; perceptive. [R.] Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings, Mangle my apprehensive, tenderest parts. --Milton.

Synonyms for apprehensive

afraid(p), anxious, discerning, perceptive, uneasy

Related terms: agitated, all nerves, comprehending, concerned, disturbed, fearful, foreboding, in a pucker, insightful, in suspense, irritable, misgiving, nerves on edge, overstrung, percipient, perturbed, prehensile, quivering, strained, suspenseful, tense, with bated breath

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Let's analyse "apprehensive" as pure text. This string has Twelve letters in Four syllables and Five vowels. 41.7% of vowels is 3.1% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EVISNEHERPPA. Average typing speed for these characters is 3315 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- .--. .--. .-. . .... . -. ... .. ...- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: apprehensive: 1 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 25, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: apprehensive: 1 + 7 + 7 + 9 + 5 + 8 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 66, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (3)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (2)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
V (1)	22	Fool	Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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