apprehension
anxiety; understanding; arrest
Roots
Other words with the prehend root
- apprehend: to grasp, understand, or arrest
- apprehensive: anxious or uneasy
- apprise: to inform or notify someone
- comprehend: to understand fully
- comprehensive: complete and wide-ranging
- prehensile: adapted for grasping
Prehend gives grasp. Apprehension is the mind grasping danger, or the act of grasping a suspect or idea.
Her apprehension faded once the first question looked familiar.
Apprehension has three lives: anxiety, understanding, and arrest. They meet in grasping: the mind grasps danger, grasps meaning, or the police grasp a suspect.