Word: apprehension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ap
pre
hen
sion
Definition: Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.
Morphemes:
Affix: apprehend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: apprehendere
Language: la
Decoded: apprehendere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I grasp with the mind, understand, comprehend.
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.