Apprehension
Apprehension noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.
Usage example: the hikers entered the dark cave with a great deal of apprehension
Presentiment is a synonym for apprehension in anxiety topic. In some cases you can use "Presentiment" instead a noun "Apprehension", when it comes to topics like foreboding.
Presentiment
Presentiment noun - A feeling that something bad will happen.
Usage example: a nagging presentiment of danger
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Synonyms for Presentiment
Apprehension is a synonym for presentiment in premonition topic. You can use "Apprehension" instead a noun "Presentiment", if it concerns topics such as anticipation, misgiving.
Nearby Word: presentment
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Related pairs
- feeling and apprehension
- feeling and presentiment
- intuition and apprehension
- intuition and presentiment
- hunch and apprehension
- hunch and presentiment
- premonition and apprehension
- premonition and presentiment
- anticipation and apprehension
- anticipation and presentiment
- notion and apprehension
- notion and presentiment
- perception and apprehension
- perception and presentiment
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