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Vocabulary Entry
apprehensiveness
|noun • adjective
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N
noun
The quality of being apprehensive, characterized by anxiety or fear about something that might happen.
Example Sentences
"Her apprehensiveness about the exam made it hard for her to focus."
"Despite his apprehensiveness, he decided to take the leap and start a new job."
"The team's apprehensiveness was palpable before the big game."
A
adjective
Feeling anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy.
Example Sentences
"She was apprehensive about traveling to a new country alone."
"His apprehensive demeanor suggested that he was uncertain about the plan."
"They felt apprehensive as they approached the haunted house."