Usually means: Anticipation or anxiety before an event.
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  1. preapprehension: Merriam-Webster
  2. preapprehension: Wordnik
  3. preapprehension: Wiktionary
  4. Preapprehension: Dictionary.com
  5. Preapprehension: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. preapprehension: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Preapprehension: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. preapprehension: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  9. preapprehension: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Preapprehension: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge.

Similar:
apprehension, preconception, preconstruction, preopinion, prepossession, preconceit, prejudice, preperception, prejudgment, preobservation, more...

Opposite:
confidence, assurance, trust

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Similar:
apprehension, preconception, preconstruction, preopinion, prepossession, preconceit, prejudice, preperception, prejudgment, preobservation, more...

Opposite:
confidence, assurance, trust



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