Apprehensiveness (Noun)
Meaning
Fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension".
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The passengers of the plane felt a palpable sense of apprehensiveness as the pilot announced the severe turbulence ahead.
- The news of the company's financial struggles filled the employees with apprehensiveness about their job security.
- The student looked around the examination room with apprehensiveness, knowing how much this one test would impact her future.
- She couldn't shake off the feeling of apprehensiveness as she waited for the doctor to deliver the diagnosis.
- As the clock struck midnight, the waiting crowd let out a collective sigh of apprehensiveness, sensing that the New Year might bring more challenges than celebrations.