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preapprehension

preapprehension noun: an apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge.

Noun

preapprehension (plural preapprehensions)

  1. An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge.
    • shapes conformable to preapprehensions1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of preapprehension

pluralpreapprehensions

Origin of preapprehension

From pre- + apprehension.

Questions about preapprehension

What does preapprehension mean?
Preapprehension means an apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge.
What part of speech is preapprehension?
Preapprehension is a noun.
What is the plural of preapprehension?
The plural of preapprehension is preapprehensions.

Words near preapprehension in the dictionary

  1. preappointing
  2. preappointment
  3. preappointments
  4. preappoints
  5. preappraised
  6. preapprehension
  7. preapprehensions
  8. preapproval
  9. preapprovals
  10. preapprove
  11. preapproved

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