apprehensiveness

noun

the state of being apprehensive

Scrabble 26

Meanings

nounapprehensiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe state of being apprehensive

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfearful expectation or anticipation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Portuguese apreensividade
  • apreensividadethe state of being apprehensive
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APA

apprehensiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehensiveness

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“apprehensiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehensiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apprehensiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehensiveness.

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