apprehension
1appréhension — [ apreɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1265; lat. apprehensio ♦ Action d appréhender. 1 ♦ Vx Fait de saisir par l esprit. ⇒ compréhension. « L appréhension, je l ai lente et embrouillée » (Montaigne). Philos. Opération par laquelle l esprit atteint un objet de… …
2Apprehension — Ap pre*hen sion, n. [L. apprehensio: cf. F. appr[ e]hension. See {Apprehend}.] 1. The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of seizing or taking by legal… …
3appréhension — APPRÉHENSION. sub. f. Crainte. Être dans l appréhension. Avoir de l appréhension. Dans l appréhension qu il a qu on ne le trompe.Appréhension, en termes de Logique, C est l idée qu on prend d une chose, sans en porter alors aucun jugement. La… …
4apprehension — 1 arrest, detention, attachment (see under ARREST vb) Analogous words: seizing or seizure, taking (see corresponding verbs at TAKE): capturing or capture, catching (see corresponding verbs at CATCH) Contrasted words: releasing or release,… …
5apprehension — Apprehension. s.f.v. En terme de Logique, c est la premiere operation de l entendement, la premiere idée qu il prend d une chose, sans en porter aucun jugement. La simple apprehension.... Il sign. aussi, Crainte. Estre dans l apprehension. avoir… …
6apprehension — ap·pre·hen·sion /ˌa pri hen chən/ n: arrest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. apprehension …
7Apprehension — can refer to: *apprehension (understanding), awareness or understanding of something by the mind. *apprehension (fear), a fearful emotion. *arrest, the detention of a criminal by law enforcement officers …
8apprehension — [n1] anxiety, fear alarm, apprehensiveness, concern, disquiet, doubt, dread, foreboding, misgiving, mistrust, premonition, presage, presentiment, suspicion, trepidation, uneasiness, worry; concepts 27,690 Ant. calmness, ease apprehension [n2]… …
9apprehension — (n.) perception, comprehension, late 14c., from O.Fr. apprehension or directly from L. apprehensionem (nom. apprehensio), noun of action from pp. stem of apprehendere (see APPREHEND (Cf. apprehend)). Sense of seizure on behalf of authority is… …
10apprehension — Apprehension, Comprehensio. Apprehension et la conception de nostre entendement, Sensus …
