Word: apprehension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ap
pre
hen
sion
Definition: The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
Morphemes:
Affix: apprehend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: apprehendere
Language: la
Decoded: apprehendere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I take possession of, seize, secure, obtain.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.