Hyphenation of apprehensive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word apprehensive ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

ap-pre-hen-sive

Definitions of apprehensive :

1.	Quick to understand A kind and apprehensive friend- Nathaniel Hawthorne
2.	Mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc Apprehensive about her job Not used to a city and worried about small things Felt apprehensive about the consequences
3.	In fear or dread of possible evil or harm Apprehensive for one's life Apprehensive of danger

Synonyms of apprehensive :

adj	discerning, perceptive
adj	anxious, uneasy
adj	afraid

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