Apprehensions

/ˌæprɪˈhenʃənz/ noun

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

AMአማርኛ
ብልጠት
bahl-teht
ARالعربية
خوف
khawf
BNবাংলা
ভয়
bhoy
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
FAفارسی
ترس
tars
FISuomi
huolet
hoo-leht
FRFrançais
appréhensions
ah-preh-see-see-OH-ns
GUGU
ભય
bhay
HAHA
tsoro
tsoh-roh
HEעברית
חששות
khah-shoh-t
HIहिन्दी
शंकाएं
shankayein
HUMagyar
félelmek
fay-lehm-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekhawatiran
keh-khah-wah-tee-rahn
IGIG
ụjụ
oo-joo
ITItaliano
apprensioni
ah-prehn-see-OH-nee
JA日本語
不安感
fuan-kan
KKKK
қорқыныш
qor-qy-nish
KMKM
ការព្រួយបារម្ភ
kah brouy bahm-bah
KO한국어
우려
oo-ryeo
MRMR
भीती
bhee-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
kebimbangan
keh-beem-bahng
MYမြန်မာ
စိုးရိမ်
tsoh-yein
NLNederlands
bezorgdheden
bay-zor-kh-deh-den
NONorsk
bekymringer
bay-kyhm-rin-ger
PAPA
ਡਰ
dar
PLPolski
obawy
oh-bah-vy
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
SWKiswahili
haja
hah-jah
TAதமிழ்
பயம்
payam
TEతెలుగు
భయాలు
bhayaalu
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
URاردو
خوف
khawf
VITiếng Việt
lo lắng
loh lahn
YOYO
ìrònú
ee-roh-noo
ZH中文
忧虑
yōu lǜ
ZUZU
ukwesaba
oo-kweh-sah-bah

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