Guest guest Posted November 7, 2001 Report Share Posted November 7, 2001 Hey Greg, thanks for using the word apprehension recently in a post. What a great word!!!! Love, Mark ps (although I'm not sure that I apprehend why I feel this way about it...) ap·pre·hen·sion (pr-hnshn) n. 1.Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread. 2.The act of seizing or capturing; arrest. 3.The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2001 Report Share Posted November 7, 2001 Hi Mark, Nice, pointing out the different shades of meaning.... Thinking and human activity are often thought of as the mind going out and contacting, seizing external objects, the same as a hand would do. And I guess it's also thought that many of these objects are dreadful, hence the triple meanings of apphrehend.... At 02:17 PM 11/7/01 -0500, Mark W. Otter wrote: >Hey Greg, > >thanks for using the word apprehension recently in a post. What a great >word!!!! > >Love, Mark >ps (although I'm not sure that I apprehend why I feel this way about >it...) > >ap·pre·hen·sion (pr-hnshn) > n. > > 1.Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread. > 2.The act of seizing or capturing; arrest. > 3.The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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