1. Feeling worry or concern or insecurity.
2. Filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement.
3. Having feelings of aversion or unwillingness.
4. Filled with fear or apprehension.
Herman Joachim, 1857, [a] 1912, dän. Schriftsteller; vollendete den Stil des überfeinerten Impressionismus.