apprehensive
/ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/adjective
उच्चारण ऐप्रिहेन्सिव
आशंकित, चिंतित
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~ (about/of sth) | ~ that…
worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen
आशंकित, चिंतित
- She was apprehensive about the interview.
- Radhika felt apprehensive before her first day at the new office.
- Students were apprehensive about the surprise test.
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- He was apprehensive that the flight might be cancelled.
- Parents grew apprehensive as the storm came closer.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ap·pre·hen·sive
Double p and -hen-sive.
दो p और -hen-sive के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep the family apart: apprehend (arrest; understand, formal), apprehension (anxiety; arrest), apprehensive (worried).
परिवार को अलग रखिए: apprehend (गिरफ़्तार करना; समझना, औपचारिक), apprehension (चिंता; गिरफ़्तारी), apprehensive (चिंतित)।
Keep the worried words together: apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, jittery (nervous, informal), trepidatious (feeling fear about something that may happen).
चिंता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: apprehensive, anxious, uneasy, jittery (घबराया हुआ, अनौपचारिक), trepidatious (होने वाली बात से डरा हुआ)।
§Grammar and usage
Apprehensive about or of sth.
Apprehensive के साथ दो prepositions आते हैं: 'apprehensive about' या 'of sth' (किसी बात को लेकर आशंकित या चिंतित)।