Word meaning
apprehensive
adjective · ap-rih-HEN-siv
What does apprehensive mean?
Apprehensive means anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.
Apprehensive in a sentence
“She felt apprehensive before her first solo flight.”
Synonyms for apprehensive
- anxious
- nervous
- uneasy
How to remember apprehensive
- Say it out loud a few times: ap-rih-HEN-siv.
- Write one sentence of your own using apprehensive, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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