[ˌaprɪˈhɛnʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
(e.g: he felt sick with apprehension)

- understanding; grasp
(e.g: his first apprehension of such large issues)

- the action of arresting someone
(e.g: they acted with intent to prevent lawful apprehension)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘learning, acquisition of knowledge’): from late Latin apprehensio(n-), from apprehendere ‘seize, grasp’ (see apprehend)