Vocabulary
Apprehension
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Urdu meaning
خدشہ، فکرمندی، خوف
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In a universe paradoxically governed both by its recipient`s free will and by its Author`s predetermination, the Quran invites the Muslim towards a complete apprehension of self and world.
- The phone directory listed a number for his clinic, which I dialled one evening with apprehension and anticipation.
- Washington called it a one-off strike, but strong apprehension remained that the US could get sucked into a wider conflict with no quick exit options.
- They did so under the apprehension that the Sindh EOBI might also claim the same from them and they would have no basis to refuse.
- It appears that the apprehension put forth by the PTI chairman, Gohar Ali Khan, of the possibility of a `third force` occupying the House, resonated with the government.
Synonyms
anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness, misgiving,
Curator example
“he felt sick with apprehension”
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