Polyglot Dictionary

apreensão

/apɾiẽˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
apreensões

Meaning

  1. apprehension, a feeling of anxious worry

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A formal, literary word for anxious anticipation about something uncertain — more elevated than simple medo (fear) or nervosismo (nervousness).

Practice

1 What does apreensão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ela sentiu uma grande ___ antes da cirurgia.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches apreensão?

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