Apprehensive

What do we mean by apprehensive?

Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. adjective

Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend. adjective

In the habit of seizing; ready to catch or seize; desirous to lay hold of: used literally and figuratively.

Quick to learn or understand; quick of apprehension.

Realizing; conscious; cognizant.

In a state of apprehension or fear; feeling alarm; fearful.

Inclined to believe or suspect; suspicious: as, I am apprehensive that he does not understand me.

Perceptive; feeling; sensitive.

In metaphysics, relating to simple apprehension.

Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning. adjective

Knowing; conscious; cognizant. adjective

Relating to the faculty of apprehension. adjective

Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil. adjective

Sensible; feeling; perceptive. adjective

Anticipating something with anxiety or fear. adjective

Perceptive; quick to learn; intelligent; capable of grasping with the mind or intellect. adjective

Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc adjective

Quick to understand adjective

In fear or dread of possible evil or harm adjective

Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.

Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

Acting like a pussy Urban Dictionary

Having an orgasm when you're frightened or anxious about something important to settle your nerves and calm you down. Urban Dictionary

The transitional stage between using MySpace as a primary social networking service to Facebook. It is commonly accompanied by irrational feelings of hatred towards the new-found social networking website, and possibly even mass confusion. Disdainful status updates, sneering remarks concerning Facebook's privacy policies, and eventually temporary profile deletion shortly follow after profile creation. Urban Dictionary

When one man gets shy and goes soft during a Lonesome Richard. Urban Dictionary

Is the fear that every guy expieriences when he is about to insert a finger, his cock, or any other object into a girls ass. the girl is usually looking in the other direction due to being in the 69 position or just bent over . the man will have a river of emotions rushing through his mind ...my god will she attack me...scream at me end the session or just look at me in disgust. once the guy sifts through this phase he will put his fears aside and begin the process of reaming out her anal cavity not caring of any consequences. Urban Dictionary

A boy who stands 10 feet away from girls when they talk to each other Urban Dictionary

Afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to apprehensive:
apprehensive, apprehension, reprehensive, apprehensible, inapprehensive, unapprehensive, prehensive.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word apprehensive:
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Words that rhyme with apprehensive:
comprehensive, extensive, pensive, offensive, intensive, expensive, defensive, tensive, inexpensive, inoffensive, hypertensive, counteroffensive, commonsense of, defence of, defense of, dense of, dispense of, expense of, fence of, frankincense of, hence of, immense of, incense of, intense of, lense of, offense of, pence of, pense of, prensa of, pretense of, recompense of, sensa of, sense of, spence of, spens of, suspense of, tense of, thence of, whence of.

Adjectives that are often used to describe apprehensive:
little.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective apprehensive:
glance, patient, look, patients, eyes, glances, power, expectation, eye, expression, child, mind, silence, feeling, state, mood, attitude, presentation, children, face, faculty, powers, feelings, tone, thoughts, voice, anticipation, person, faces, caution, parents, heart, writers, individuals, woman, fear, gaze, smile, jealousy, spirit, mother, faculties, individual, curiosity, manner, apprehensif, air, group, persons, imagination, looks, act, reaction, anxiety, excitement, adults, appearance, hour, moments, subjects, thought, dread, students, note, concern, behavior, disposition, citizens, night, public, tension, ears, wife, girl, fears, expectations, audience, ear, friends, atmosphere, response, parent, moment, student, inquiry, twitch, love.

Words that sound like apprehensive:
apprehensive, reprehensive, apprehensively, apprehending, apprehend, apprehensiveness, comprehensive, oppressive, abrasive, suppressive.