English-Thai Dictionary

apprehension

N ความเข้าใจ  understanding khwam-khao-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPREHENSION

n. 1. The act of taking or arresting; as, the felon, after his apprehension escaped.
2. The mere contemplation of things without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; the operation of the mind in contemplating ideas, without comparing them with others, or referring them to external objects; simple intellection.
3. An inadequate or imperfect idea, as when the word is applied to our knowledge of God.
4. Opinion; conception; sentiments. In this sense, the word often denotes a belief, founded on sufficient evidence to give preponderation to the mind, but insufficient to induce certainty.
To be false, and to be thought false, is all one, in respect of men, who act not according to truth, but apprehension.
In our apprehension, the facts prove the issue.
5. The faculty by which new ideas are conceived; as, a man of dull apprehension.
6. Fear; suspicion; the prospect of future evil, accompanied with uneasiness of mind.
Claudius was in no small apprehension for his own life.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APPREHENSION

Ap `pre *hen "sion, n. Etym: [L. apprehensio: cf. F. appréhension. See Apprehend. ]

 

1. The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension. Sir T. Browne.

 

2. The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; as, the felon, after his apprehension, escaped.

 

3. The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception. Simple apprehension denotes no more than the soul's naked intellection of an object. Glanvill.

 

4. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.

 

Note: In this sense, the word often denotes a belief, founded on sufficient evidence to give preponderation to the mind, but insufficient to induce certainty; as, in our apprehension, the facts prove the issue. To false, and to be thought false, is all one in respect of men, who act not according to truth, but apprehension. South.

 

5. The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; as, a man of dull apprehension.

 

6. Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil. After the death of his nephew Caligula, Claudius was in no small apprehension for his own life. Addison.

 

Syn. -- Apprehension, Alarm. Apprehension springs from a sense of danger when somewhat remote, but approaching; alarm arises from danger when announced as near at hand. Apprehension is calmer and more permanent; alarm is more agitating and transient.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

apprehension

ap pre hen sion |ˌapriˈhenSHən ˌæprəˈhɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun 1 anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen: he felt sick with apprehension | she had some apprehensions about the filming. 2 understanding; grasp: the pure apprehension of the work of art. 3 the action of arresting someone: they acted with intent to prevent lawful apprehension. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘learning, acquisition of knowledge ’): from late Latin apprehensio (n- ), from apprehendere ‘seize, grasp ’ (see apprehend ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

apprehension

ap ¦pre |hen |sion |aprɪˈhɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen: he felt sick with apprehension | [ count noun ] : she had some apprehensions about the filming. 2 understanding; grasp: his first apprehension of such large issues. 3 the action of arresting someone: they acted with intent to prevent lawful apprehension. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘learning, acquisition of knowledge ’): from late Latin apprehensio (n- ), from apprehendere ‘seize, grasp ’ (see apprehend ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

apprehension

apprehension noun 1 he was filled with apprehension: anxiety, worry, unease, nervousness, nerves, misgivings, disquiet, concern, tension, trepidation, perturbation, consternation, angst, dread, alarm, fear, foreboding; informal butterflies, jitters, the willies, the creeps, the shivers, the heebie-jeebies. ANTONYMS confidence. 2 the apprehension of a perpetrator: arrest, capture, seizure; detention, imprisonment, incarceration; informal collar, nabbing, bagging, busting.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

apprehension

apprehension noun 1 he had been filled with apprehension at having to report his failure: anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervousness, misgiving, disquiet, concern, agitation, restlessness, edginess, fidgetiness, nerves, tension, trepidation, perturbation, consternation, panic, fearfulness, dread, fear, shock, horror, terror; foreboding, presentiment; informal butterflies in the stomach, the willies, the heebie-jeebies. ANTONYMS confidence. 2 she was popular because of her quick apprehension of the wishes of the people: understanding, grasp, comprehension, realization, recognition, appreciation, discernment, perception, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, penetration. 3 police activity centred around the apprehension of a perpetrator: arrest, capture, seizure, catching; detention, imprisonment, incarceration; informal collaring, nabbing, nailing, pinching, bust, busting; Brit. informal nick.

 

Duden Dictionary

Apprehension

Ap pre hen si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Apprehensi o n |die Apprehension; Genitiv: der Apprehension, Plural: die Apprehensionen lateinisch Erfassung eines Gegenstandes durch die Sinne; Zusammenfassung mannigfaltiger Sinneseindrücke zu einer Vorstellungseinheit

 

French Dictionary

appréhension

appréhension n. f. nom féminin Inquiétude vague, crainte indéfinie. : Ils attendent les résultats avec appréhension. « La vérité était que nous avions vécu dans l ’appréhension de voir notre pauvre amour tremblant […] incompris » (Gabrielle Roy , La Détresse et l ’Enchantement ). Note Orthographique appré h ension.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

apprehension

ap pre hen sion /æ̀prɪhénʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U C (将来の )懸念, 心配, 不安 (anxiety ).2 U 逮捕 (arrest ).3 U ｟文 ｠理解 (力 )(understanding ).4 C 考え .