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1 Translation result for apprehension in Spanish

noun

apprehension noun

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apprehensions
arresto, detención, aprehensión; aprensión, ansiedad, temor; comprensión, percepción

Example sentences of
apprehension noun

  • •The thought of moving to a new city fills me with apprehension.
  • •an increased number of apprehensions
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Synonyms of
apprehension noun

foreboding, misgiving, presentiment, dread, premonition, anxiety, arrest, understanding

Detailed synonyms for apprehension noun

Apprehension, foreboding, misgiving, presentiment, dread, premonition significan una sensación de que algo no deseado va a ocurrir o está a punto de ocurrir.
  • Apprehension indica una mente preocupada con miedo y ansiedad <approached the journey with great apprehension>.
    antonyms: confidence
  • Foreboding connota un miedo opresivo, irracional o indefinible <a mood of anxiety and foreboding about what the next week would bring>.
  • Misgiving connota inquietud y desconfianza <he had misgivings about her from the start>.
  • Presentiment indica una sensación indefinida o extraña de que algo, a menudo desagradable, está por ocurrir <a presentiment that some of our group would not survive>.
  • Dread enfatiza al menos ansiedad extrema <her dread of the exams> y frecuentemente gran temor <survivors of the tsunami now viewed the ocean with dread>.
  • Premonition implica una expectativa no racional de un evento frecuentemente desagradable <premonitions of disaster>.
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Reverse translation for apprehension

arresto  - arrest 
detención  - detention, arrest, stop, halt, delay, holdup 
aprehensión  - apprehension, capture, arrest 
aprensión  - apprehension, dread 
ansiedad  - anxiety 
temor  - fear, dread 
comprensión  - comprehension, understanding, grasp, understanding, sympathy 
percepción  - perception, idea, notion, receipt (of payment), collection 
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