apprehension
B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
NeutralRegister
General noun
Anxiety or unease about something that may happen in the future.
A sense of apprehension grew in her as the interview date drew nearer.
Medicine noun
A feeling of anxiety or unease about something that may happen.
A little apprehension before an operation is completely normal, and we'll be with you throughout.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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