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inapprehensive

in·ap·pre·hen·sive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ap-ri-hen-siv]
    • /ˌɪn æp rɪˈhɛn sɪv/
    • /ɪnˌaprɪhˈensɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ap-ri-hen-siv]
    • /ˌɪn æp rɪˈhɛn sɪv/

Definitions of inapprehensive word

  • adjective inapprehensive not apprehensive (often followed by of). 1
  • adjective inapprehensive without apprehension. 1
  • noun inapprehensive Not apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned. 1
  • adjective inapprehensive not perceiving or feeling fear or anxiety; untroubled 0
  • adjective inapprehensive unable to understand; imperceptive 0
  • adjective inapprehensive lacking the ability to apprehend, or understand 0
See all 7 definitions of inapprehensive

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Origin of inapprehensive

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; in-3 + apprehensive

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Parts of speech for Inapprehensive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Inapprehensive

inapprehensive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

inapprehensive usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for inapprehensive

adjective inapprehensive

  • rabbity — any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
  • fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
  • weak-kneed — yielding readily to opposition, pressure, intimidation, etc.
All 7 Antonyms of inapprehensive

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