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 grip of the hand; a hold.
2. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of attaining and holding.
3. Forcible possession; hold.
4. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
5. The handle of a sword or of an oar.