apprehension (
http://definr.com/apprehension)
n 1: fearful expectation or anticipation: "the student looked
around the examination room with apprehension" [syn:
apprehensiveness,
dread]
2: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has
virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
[syn:
understanding,
discernment,
savvy]
3: painful expectation [syn:
misgiving]
4: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a
criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the
collar" [syn:
arrest,
catch,
collar,
pinch, {taking
into custody}]