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apprehensive
adjectivegeneral usecommon/ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/a·pre·en·si·vo
Definition
1Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Usage examples
“The parents were apprehensive about their son's health.”
“I felt apprehensive before the job interview.”
Common combinations
to be apprehensiveto feel apprehensivean apprehensive lookapprehensive about