trepidation

trepidation [trep-i-dey-shuhn] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin noun

1. tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
2. 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.

Various

It is not easy to describe my trepidations while this conference was holding.

Arthur Mervyn

Charles Brockden Brown

Nothing of the kind, no amorous addresses, no trepidations, no laments.

The Cathedral

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.

Americans All

Various

Trepidations—Subtle principle—Perverse imagination—Are they mine?

Lavengro

George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for trepidations trepidation noun

1. a state of fear or anxiety
2. 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.

1. An involuntary trembling or quivering.
2. A state of anxious fear; apprehension.