apprehensive meaning
apprehensive :
worried, anxious
adjective
▪ She felt apprehensive about the test.
▪ She felt worried about the test.
▪ He is apprehensive of the new job.
▪ He is anxious about the new job.
paraphrasing
▪ uneasy – worried
▪ fearful – afraid
▪ nervous – anxious
▪ concerned – worried
Pronunciation
apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv]
The stress is on 'hen' and sounds like 'ap-ri-hen-siv'.
Common phrases and grammar about apprehensive
apprehensive - Common meaning
adjective
worried, anxious
Part of Speech Changes for "apprehensive"
▪ apprehension (noun) – worry or fear
▪ apprehensively (adverb) – in a worried way
Common Expressions with "apprehensive"
▪ feel apprehensive – to feel worried
▪ be apprehensive about – to be worried about something
▪ apprehensive of danger – worried about danger
▪ remain apprehensive – to stay worried
Important examples of apprehensive in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, apprehensive is often used to describe feelings of worry or fear about future events.
Example of a confusing word: comprehensive (complete or thorough)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As an adjective, apprehensive describes a person's state of mind, often used in TOEIC to describe emotions.
apprehensive
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
apprehensive about
'worried about', used when expressing concern about something specific.
with apprehensive eyes
means 'looking worried or fearful'.
Differences between similar words and apprehensive
apprehensive
,
uneasy
differences
Apprehensive is used for specific fears about the future, while uneasy is a general feeling of discomfort.
apprehensive
,
nervous
differences
Apprehensive is often about fear of the unknown, while nervous can be about excitement or fear.
Words with the same origin as apprehensive
The origin of apprehensive
apprehensive comes from the Latin 'apprehendere', meaning 'to seize or grasp', which evolved to mean 'to understand or perceive with fear'.
Word structure
It has the prefix ap (to), root prehend (seize), suffix sive (adjective), meaning 'to seize with fear'.
Words with the same origin
The root of apprehensive is prehend (seize). Words with the same root include comprehend (to understand), apprehend (to catch), and reprehend (to criticize).
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