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.
1. A feeling of evil to come:; SYN. premonition, presentiment, boding.
2. An unfavorable omen.
A feeling that something will or is about to happen; premonition