Polyglot Dictionary

aprensión

/apɾenˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
aprensiones

Meaning

  1. apprehension, a feeling of anxious anticipation

    • Sentía cierta aprensión antes del examen.

      She felt a certain apprehension before the exam.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A literary/formal word for a vague, anxious unease about something about to happen — more elevated than simple miedo (fear) or nervios (nerves).

Practice

1 What does aprensión mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sentía cierta ___ antes del examen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aprensión?

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