Apprehension vs. Comprehension
Apprehensionnoun
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
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(legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
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perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
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Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
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The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
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Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.
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The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension.
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The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; as, the felon, after his apprehension, escaped.
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The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.
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Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
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The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; as, a man of dull apprehension.
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Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil.
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fearful expectation or anticipation;
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the cognitive condition of someone who understands;
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painful expectation
Apprehensionnoun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
Comprehensionnoun
thorough understanding
Comprehensionnoun
(logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
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(programming) A compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages.
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(Christianity) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
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The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.
Comprehensionnoun
That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.
Comprehensionnoun
The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
Comprehensionnoun
The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.
Comprehensionnoun
A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.
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an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result);
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the relation of comprising something;
