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foreboding vs apprehension

apprehension vs foreboding

foreboding and apprehension both are nouns.

foreboding is an adjective but apprehension is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foreboding Yes Yes No No
apprehension Yes No No No
As nouns, apprehension is a hypernym of foreboding; that is, apprehension is a word with a broader meaning than foreboding:
  • foreboding: a feeling of evil to come
  • apprehension: fearful expectation or anticipation
Other hypernyms of foreboding include apprehensiveness, dread.
foreboding (noun) apprehension (noun)
an unfavorable omen the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
a feeling of evil to come the cognitive condition of someone who understands
painful expectation
fearful expectation or anticipation
foreboding (adjective) apprehension (adjective)
ominously prophetic
Difference between foreboding and apprehension

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