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Meaning of "apprehensiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APPREHENSIVENESS

apprehensiveness  [ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPREHENSIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apprehensiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APPREHENSIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of apprehensiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of apprehensiveness in the dictionary is nervousness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPREHENSIVENESS


abrasiveness
əˈbreɪsɪvnəs
cohesiveness
kəʊˈhiːsɪvnəs
corrosiveness
kəˈrəʊsɪvnəs
excessiveness
ɪkˈsesɪvnəs
extensiveness
ɪkˈstensɪvnəs
impressiveness
ɪmˈpresɪvnəs
inapprehensiveness
ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs
incomprehensiveness
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhensɪvnəs
inexpensiveness
ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪvnəs
inoffensiveness
ˌɪnəˈfensɪvnəs
intensiveness
ɪnˈtensɪvnəs
intrusiveness
ɪnˈtruːsɪvnəs
invasiveness
ɪnˈveɪsɪvnəs
irresponsiveness
ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪvnəs
misapprehensiveness
ˌmɪsæprɪˈhensɪvnəs
obsessiveness
əbˈsɛsɪvnəs
offensiveness
əˈfensɪvnəs
pensiveness
ˈpɛnsɪvnəs
pervasiveness
pəˈveɪsɪvnəs
suspensiveness
səˈspɛnsɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPREHENSIVENESS

appreciativeness
appreciator
appreciatorily
appreciatory
apprehend
apprehensibility
apprehensible
apprehension
apprehensive
apprehensively
apprentice
apprentice electrician
apprentice plumber
apprentice work
apprenticement
apprenticeship
appress
appressed
appressoria
appressorium

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPREHENSIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of apprehensiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «APPREHENSIVENESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «apprehensiveness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of apprehensiveness

Translation of «apprehensiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPREHENSIVENESS

Find out the translation of apprehensiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apprehensiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apprehensiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

apprehensiveness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aprensión
570 millions of speakers

English

apprehensiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apprehensiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشعور بالقلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предчувствия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apprehensiveness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

apprehensiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appréhension
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebimbangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beklommenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

apprehensiveness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

apprehensiveness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apprehensiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

apprehensiveness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

apprehensiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भिती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apprehensiveness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apprehensiveness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apprehensiveness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передчуття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apprehensiveness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

apprehensiveness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

apprehensiveness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apprehensiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apprehensiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apprehensiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPREHENSIVENESS»

The term «apprehensiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 142.331 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPREHENSIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apprehensiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apprehensiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apprehensiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPREHENSIVENESS»

Discover the use of apprehensiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apprehensiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Pathogenic Cyclopaedia: A Systematic Arrangement and ...
Apprehensiveness, anxiety and restlessness. Feeling of fear at night. The idea of death pursues him everywhere, especially when alone. Melancholy, anthropophobia and indifference with sudden weakness, headache, heartache and great ...
Robert Ellis Dudgeon, 1850
2
The Pathogenetic Cyclopaedia: Chapters 1-3.-v.2. Chapters 4-15
Uneasiness and apprehensiveness the day before the catamenia. Sulphnrieum lUMllIU. — Great apprehensiveness, from morning till evening. Apprehensive and concerned, with inclination to weep. Very timorous, excessively mistrustful.
Robert Ellis Dudgeon, 1850
3
Phenomenology and the Physical Reality of Consciousness
This characterization of the meditative state suggests that the mood continuum of degrees of apprehensiveness provides for a certain kind of thickness to self- disclosure, and it is only with this thickness that self-disclosure constitutes ...
Arthur Melnick, 2011
4
Autology: An Inductive System of Mental Science; Whose ...
Second Manifestation — Apprehensiveness. Selfial Slate. Selfish Slate. Apprehensiveness. Timidity. Cautiousness, Reticence. Artifice, Deceitfulness. Fear, Secretiveness. Pusillanimity, Cowardice. Alarm. Dread, Terror, Panic. o. The office of ...
David Henry Hamilton, 1873
5
Reading with Feeling: The Aesthetics of Appreciation
Now consider the other belief one might appeal to in the complex of beliefs to explain my apprehensiveness, that is, the belief that the phone will ring once again. This belief would certainly be irrational; the phone ringing with solicitations two ...
Susan L. Feagin, 1996
6
The Argosy
Charles William Wood. subject, we must all of us see that it is absurd to suppose the highest forms of any fine quality exhibited by the lower organizations. The very essence of being “nervous” is apprehensiveness, or being quick to apprehend ...
Charles William Wood, 1866
7
Marketing
Masculine societies have more male shoppers and they are more involved in on- line shopping. Web apprehensiveness is moderately related to purchasing and is negatively related to the amount of time spent on-line. There are mixed results ...
Charles W. Lamb, 2012
8
Dynamic Functionalism: Strategy and Tactics
In a classic study of academic freedom in the United States, Lazarsfeld and Thielens (1958) made the surprising discovery that those professors who felt the greatest apprehensiveness about threats to free speech were far more likely than  ...
Michael A. Faia, 2006
9
An Examination of Clinicians' Emotional Reactions as a ...
Factor 1 was labeled "Apprehensiveness," and Factor 2 was labeled "Dull Feelings" (Table 4). Research Question Three Research Question Three asked, " What is the internal reliability (Cronbach alpha) for the items which composed the  ...
Zoe Laksman, 2008
10
The Argosy
subject, we must all of us see that it is absurd to suppose the highest forms of any fine quality exhibited by the lower organizations. The very essence of being " nervous " is apprehensiveness, or being quick to apprehend things. This may ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPREHENSIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apprehensiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Andy's Auto Body revs up community involvement
They have been here so long, they don't have any apprehensiveness. “There is always a group asking how they can help in the community and ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Family violence royal commission: Anti-terrorism laws, homophobia …
"This has developed into apprehensiveness about the Australian legal system and a mistrust of both government and the legal system," the ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
3
NOPD makes 'immediate changes' to officers' security after death of …
SUPERINTENDENT HARRISON: I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S APPREHENSIVENESS ABOUT THIS POST INCIDENT. I THINK YOU HAVE ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jun 15»
4
Mayor discusses Google, railroads, unions
"There were times when I had a little apprehensiveness about wondering how this type of thing could happen, " said Rodney Foster. "We knew ... «KSAT San Antonio, Jun 15»
5
Father's Day: Residents reflect on a father's impact
The younger Stephens reflected on his apprehensiveness that he felt when he told his father that was becoming an Episcopal priest after ... «Examiner Enterprise, Jun 15»
6
Considerations for the Pharmacist About Anaphylaxis and …
Adverse reactions include transient, moderate anxiety; apprehensiveness; restlessness; tremor; weakness; dizziness; sweating; palpitations; ... «Pharmacy Times, Jun 15»
7
Wild Geese: Stephen Tierney and Tanya Cregan, owners of Temple …
“The apprehensiveness comes in part from their history because their land had been away from them bit by bit, and they've always had to fight ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
8
Lucrative Electric Daisy Carnival music to Las Vegas' ears
Las Vegas' attitude toward EDC has changed over the last five years. Apprehensiveness has been replaced with an open-arms welcome. «KVVU Las Vegas, Jun 15»
9
Final Fantasy VII Remake — Managing your expectations 101
Such a prospect is born to inflict frustration, relief, excitement, apprehensiveness, and any other number of feelings on long and old time fans. «TechnoBuffalo, Jun 15»
10
Review: DIIV and Spring King at Night And Day Cafe
A sense of apprehensiveness shrouded the room, after almost 4 years since the release of Oshin, it was anticipated that a bout of new material ... «Skiddle.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Apprehensiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/apprehensiveness>. Apr 2024 ».
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