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trepidation Definition


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trepidation
noun
    1. Fear; nervousness; unease; apprehension.
      Thesaurus: anxiety, nervousness, dread, fear, alarm, apprehension, panic, terror.
    2. Trembling, especially involuntary trembling of the limbs associated with certain paralyses.
      Thesaurus: quaking, tremor, quivering, shaking, agitation.
Derivative: trepidatory
adj
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin trepidare to be agitated or alarmed.



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