Apprehension
Apprehension noun - Fearful expectation or anticipation.
Usage example: the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
Fright is a synonym for apprehension in fear topic. In some cases you can use "Fright" instead a noun "Apprehension", when it comes to topics like panic.
Fright
Fright noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
Usage example: the earthquake so filled me with fright that I still have trouble sleeping
Apprehension is a synonym for fright in fear topic. You can use "Apprehension" instead a noun "Fright", if it concerns topics such as feeling, panic.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- concern and apprehension
- concern and fright
- anxiety and apprehension
- anxiety and fright
- agitation and apprehension
- agitation and fright
- fear and apprehension
- fear and fright
- dread and apprehension
- dread and fright
- terror and apprehension
- terror and fright
- misgiving and apprehension
- misgiving and fright
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Fright and Apprehension. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehension/fright
Apprehension & Fright. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehension/fright>.
Fright or Apprehension. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehension/fright.
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