trepidation
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8.1
- noun
- /ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən/
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temor
- As she approached the stage to deliver her speech, a wave of trepidation washed over her.
- fear and trepidation
- Trepidation and excitement
- expressed trepidation
But there does seem to be trepidation around saying the wrong thing.
- But there does seem to be trepidation around saying the wrong thing.
- And so I will stop there and with fear and trepidation, ask for questions.
- And there is uncertainty and there is trepidation.
- Dark nights, sleepless nights, some really difficult mornings with a lot of anxiety and trepidation.
- I realize I stand between a Nobel Prize winner and lunch, so it's with some trepidation that I'm here.
- So I mean, I, yeah, I listen, I, I, I definitely had, I think what, what I would call a healthy trepidation, you know, like that.
- I think just a little bit of trepidation, a little bit of like, what if I do the wrong thing?
- And I jotted down that I was just, I approached the sessions with so much trepidation because I did not know what I wanted to talk about.
- That the trepidation of, of being ourselves.
Examples
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Many students feel a sense of trepidation before taking their final exams.
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Annabelle glanced in some trepidation at the gathering storm on her young son's face.
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But there does seem to be trepidation around saying the wrong thing.
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And so I will stop there and with fear and trepidation, ask for questions.
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There should be some trepidation about doing and moving on.
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I think just a little bit of trepidation, a little bit of like, what if I do the wrong thing?
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Did you have any trepidation about getting that tone right?
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And they hear that, you know, trepidation, that fear, that anxiety in her.
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After much trepidation, I decided I'm going to answer this.
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I realize I stand between a Nobel Prize winner and lunch, so it's with some trepidation that I'm here.
Synonyms
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1.5
A feeling of worry about people or things you care about
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3.5
A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax
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3.7
A feeling of excited worry about what will happen next
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2.7
A feeling of being worried or anxious
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4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
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4.4
A feeling of worry and not being relaxed
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8.0
A strong feeling that something bad is going to happen
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5.8
A sudden nervous feeling in your stomach when you expect bad news
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3.8
A feeling of worry and nervousness before an event or about the future
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4.9
A feeling of nervous worry and stress
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5.5
A strong nervous feeling that often comes before an important event
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5.9
Being nervous and easily scared by small noises or movements
A feeling of worry or fear about something that might happen
Antonyms
How Anxious
Surface Forms
Morphology
trepidation = trepid (opaque) = trepid + ation
Although historically built from the root 'trepid' + '-ation', the root is not a productive or familiar English base for most learners, so the meaning is not directly derivable.
Etymology
Trepidation comes from the Latin verb trepidare, which means 'to tremble' or 'to be anxious'. So, trepidation is the shaky, nervous feeling you get when you fear something might happen.