ap·pre·hen·sive 
/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ adjective
/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ adjective [more apprehensive; most apprehensive] : afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
▪ He was quite apprehensive [=fearful, uneasy] about the surgery. ▪ She gave me an apprehensive [=anxious] look.
▪ He was quite apprehensive [=fearful, uneasy] about the surgery. ▪ She gave me an apprehensive [=anxious] look.
— ap·pre·hen·sive·ly adverb
▪ She looked at me apprehensively.
▪ She looked at me apprehensively.
— ap·pre·hen·sive·ness noun [noncount]
