ETYM Latin apprehensio: cf. French appréhension. Related to Apprehend.
1. Fearful expectation or anticipation; SYN. apprehensiveness, dread.
2. Painful expectation; SYN. misgiving.
3. The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); SYN. arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody.
ETYM Old Eng. fer, feer, fere, AS. fer a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to Dutch vaar, Old High Germ. fâra danger, German gefahr, Icel. fâr harm, mischief, plague, and to Eng. fare, peril. Related to Fare.
An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight); SYN. fearfulness, fright.