noun
trepidation
trehp-ih-DAY-shuhn
noun
1
A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that is about to happen.
"She approached the interview with a mix of excitement and trepidation."
"He opened the exam results with trepidation."
How to Use Trepidation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA nervous, uneasy feeling about something uncertain that is coming up.
Easily confused with
trepidation vs anticipation
Common pairings
with trepidation
a sense of trepidation
fear and trepidation
Word Forms
trepidations plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trepidatio, from trepidare, "to be agitated or alarmed."