Apprehensiveness
Apprehensiveness noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: her apprehensiveness about starting college is keeping her awake at night
Compunction and apprehensiveness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Apprehensiveness".
Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Apprehensiveness and compunction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apprehensiveness" instead a noun "Compunction".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- solicitude and apprehensiveness
- solicitude and compunction
- concern and apprehensiveness
- concern and compunction
- anxiety and apprehensiveness
- anxiety and compunction
- agitation and apprehensiveness
- agitation and compunction
- fear and apprehensiveness
- fear and compunction
- misgiving and apprehensiveness
- misgiving and compunction
- worry and apprehensiveness
- worry and compunction
Cite this Source
Compunction and Apprehensiveness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehensiveness/compunction
Apprehensiveness & Compunction. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehensiveness/compunction>.
Compunction or Apprehensiveness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehensiveness/compunction.
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