trepidation [trep-i-dey-shuhn] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin noun
- tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trembling or quivering movement; tremor.
Origin of trepidation 1595–1605; Latin trepidātiōn- (stem of trepidātiō), equivalent to trepidāt(us) (past participle of trepidāre to hurry, alarm; see trepid, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion Related formstrep·i·da·tious, adjectivetrep·i·da·tious·ly, adverbSynonyms for trepidation 1. trembling, fright. 2. quivering, shaking. Related Words for trepidations nervousness, dismay, consternation, fright, apprehension, alarm, disquiet, excitement, jitters, uneasiness, dread, terror, panic, horror, emotion, perturbation, agitation, shock, palpitation, disturbance Examples from the Web for trepidations Contemporary Examples of trepidations
Yet despite his own trepidations, the intelligence community is “heading down the path of more transparency.”
The 9/11 Commission Is Back With a New Warning for America
Eleanor Clift
July 23, 2014
Historical Examples of trepidations
The purchase was partly an indication of the trepidations of that period Of my life.
The World’s Greatest Books, Vol VI.
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It is not easy to describe my trepidations while this conference was holding.
Charles Brockden Brown
Nothing of the kind, no amorous addresses, no trepidations, no laments.
Joris-Karl Huysmans
And the jest and joy of Israel’s care-free life was to make them skip and shiver and dance to the tune of their trepidations.
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Trepidations—Subtle principle—Perverse imagination—Are they mine?
George Borrow
British Dictionary definitions for trepidations trepidation noun
- a state of fear or anxiety
- a condition of quaking or palpitation, esp one caused by anxiety
Word Origin for trepidation C17: from Latin trepidātiō, from trepidāre to be in a state of alarm; compare intrepid Word Origin and History for trepidations trepidation n.
c.1600, from Latin trepidationem (nominative trepidatio) “agitation, alarm, trembling,” noun of action from past participle stem of trepidare “to tremble, hurry,” from trepidus “alarmed, scared,” from PIE *trep- “to shake, tremble” (cf. Sanskrit trprah “hasty,” Old Church Slavonic trepetati “to tremble”), related to *trem- (see tremble).
trepidations in Medicine trepidation [trĕp′ĭ-dā′shən] n.
- An involuntary trembling or quivering.
- A state of anxious fear; apprehension.