trepidation
Americannoun
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tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
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Archaic. trembling or quivering movement; tremor.
noun
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a state of fear or anxiety
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a condition of quaking or palpitation, esp one caused by anxiety
Other Word Forms
- trepidatious adjective
- trepidatiously adverb
Etymology
Origin of trepidation
First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin trepidātiōn- (stem of trepidātiō ), equivalent to trepidāt(us) (past participle of trepidāre “to hurry, panic, alarm” + -iōn- noun suffix; trepid, -ate 1, -ion
Example Sentences
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Donnelly described feeling "a certain amount of trepidation" about getting back in the car.
From BBC
Looming in the background for Carney, though, are domestic political considerations, with trepidation from pockets of the country’s Indian diaspora.
That is why Friday's last 16 draw will bring eager anticipation rather than trepidation as former Newcastle striker Dwight Gayle knows better than most.
From BBC
Mizuho analysts said there was “trepidation” ahead of Anthropic’s event and that is perhaps why stocks pulled back Monday.
From Barron's
Mizuho analysts said there is “trepidation” ahead of Anthropic’s event and that is perhaps why stocks were selling off.
From Barron's
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