आशङ्का

ā-ṡaṅkā

f. fear, apprehension;

doubt, uncertainty;
distrust, suspicion;
danger;
objection Kathās. R. Ṡiṡ. etc. (often ifc. e.g.. vigatâ̱ṡaṅka mfn. « fearless;
doubtless» ;
baddhâ̱ṡaṅka mfn. « filled with anxiety» );
(am) n. (as the last word of a Tatpurusha compound Pāṇ. 6-2, 21 ;
e.g.. vacanâ̱ṡaṅkam, « fear of speaking» , etc.)