apprehension (n)
apprehensiveness (n)
dread (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 12
def fearful expectation or anticipation
examples the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
Outgoing links
Hypernym fear, fearfulness, fright
Derivationally related form dread → dread(a)
Derivationally related form dread → dread
Derivationally related form apprehensiveness → apprehensive; apprehensiveness → apprehensive
Derivationally related form apprehension → apprehend
Hyponym trepidation; foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding; suspense; gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness; chill, pall
Incoming links
Derivationally related form apprehensive → apprehensiveness; apprehensive → apprehensiveness
Derivationally related form dread(a) → dread
Hyponym fear, fearfulness, fright
Hypernym trepidation; foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding; suspense; gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness; chill, pall
Derivationally related form dread → dread
Derivationally related form apprehend → apprehension

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