Meaning & use

apprehensive

adjective·Academic

Anxious or fearful that something bad may happen in the near future.

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She felt apprehensive about starting a new job in a city where she knew no one.

The players looked apprehensive as they waited for the referee's final decision.

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Often followed by 'about' plus a noun or gerund, as in 'apprehensive about flying.'

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