Definition
Plural of apprehension; either anxious concerns or acts of understanding/grasping something.
Etymology
From apprehension + -s plural suffix. Apprehension comes from Latin apprehensio (seizure, understanding). The word has carried both meanings since Latin times. Plural forms regularized in Middle English.
Kelly Says
The fact that one word means both 'anxiety' and 'understanding' traces back to how Roman minds worked—seizure of an idea and seizure of a person were seen as structurally identical mental acts!
Translations
CACatalà
aprensió
ah-preh-see-OH
CSČeština
obavy
oh-bah-vy
DADansk
bekymringer
bay-kyhm-rin-ger
DEDeutsch
Befürchtungen
bay-FEER-kh-toh-ng
ELΕλληνικά
απαισιοδοξίες
ah-pah-see-oh-doh-see-ehs
ESEspañol
aprensiones
ah-prehn-see-OH-neh-s
FRFrançais
appréhensions
ah-preh-see-see-OH-ns
HEעברית
חששות
khah-shoh-t
HIहिन्दी
शंकाएं
shankayein
HUMagyar
félelmek
fay-lehm-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekhawatiran
keh-khah-wah-tee-rahn
ITItaliano
apprensioni
ah-prehn-see-OH-nee
KKKK
қорқыныш
qor-qy-nish
KMKM
ការព្រួយបារម្ភ
kah brouy bahm-bah
MSBahasa Melayu
kebimbangan
keh-beem-bahng
MYမြန်မာ
စိုးရိမ်
tsoh-yein
NLNederlands
bezorgdheden
bay-zor-kh-deh-den
NONorsk
bekymringer
bay-kyhm-rin-ger
PTPortuguês
apreensões
ah-preh-ee-NOH-s
RORomână
aprehensiuni
ah-preh-see-nee-OH-nee
RUРусский
обеспокоенности
oh-beh-spoh-koh-eh-nee
SVSvenska
farhågor
fah-hoh-gor
THไทย
ความกังวล
khwam kang-won
TLTL
pag-aalala
pahg-ah-ah-lah-lah
TRTürkçe
kaygular
kah-yoo-lahr
UKУкраїнська
обеспокоєння
oh-beh-spoh-koh-eh-nya
VITiếng Việt
lo lắng
loh lahn
ZUZU
ukwesaba
oo-kweh-sah-bah