Apprehensive

[adj] in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"
[adj] mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"
[adj] quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Synonyms

afraid(p), anxious, discerning, perceptive, uneasy

Related Terms

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