growing apprehension
Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words
Indicates that the feeling of fear or anxiety is increasing over time.
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Examples (10)
- Marisa seemed to sense my growing apprehension.
- There was a growing apprehension in the room as the storm intensified.
- Investors are watching the stock market with growing apprehension.
- He couldn't shake the growing apprehension that he had forgotten something important.
- Despite the reassurances, her growing apprehension about the surgery was palpable.
- The strange noises from the attic caused a growing apprehension among the children.
- The team will face the final match with growing apprehension if their star player isn't fit.
- A growing apprehension settled over the village as the days grew shorter and colder.
- I felt a growing apprehension as I walked down the dark, unfamiliar alley.
- There is growing apprehension within the international community over the escalating conflict.