apprehension

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] worry or fear that sth unpleasant may happen SYNANXIETY: There is growing apprehension that fighting will begin again. * He watched the election results with some apprehension. * There is apprehension about the safety of the missing children. * They shivered with apprehension. 2 [U] (formal) the act of capturing or arresting sb, usually by the police: the apprehension of the terrorists in the early hours of this morning