trepidation
IPA: trɛpɪdˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence
- An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
- (astronomy, obsolete) A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.
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Examples of "trepidation" in Sentences
- I confess to a bit of trepidation.
- Another article fills me with trepidation.
- I'll be documenting some of that with trepidation.
- Even friends admit to some trepidation in her presence.
- I'll reply to a few more of these, with some trepidation.
- All lived in trepidation for the life of their beloved Lenin.
- I remember the trepidation in his eyes the first time we met.
- As a casual passerby, I enter the discussion with some trepidation.
- I know enough about the subject to approach this with great trepidation.
- In this tale, Peter displays some trepidation about returning to the garden.