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apprehension

ap.pre.hen.sion \.ap-ri-'hen-ch*n\ n [ME, fr. LL apprehension-, 
   apprehensio, fr. L apprehensus, pp]. of apprehendere 1a: the act or power 
   of perceiving or comprehending  1b: the result of apprehending mentally : 
   CONCEPTION  2: seizure by legal process : ARREST  3: suspicion or fear esp. 
   of future evil : FOREBODING