worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen an apprehensive face/glance/look apprehensive about/of something I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said. You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future. apprehensive that… She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong.
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