trepidation

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noun

Plural noun:

trepidations

1.
(countable, uncountable)Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
I decided, with considerable trepidation, to let him drive my car without me.
Đồng nghĩa: agitation, apprehension, consternation, fear, hesitation, worry
2.
(countable, uncountable)An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
Đồng nghĩa: quaking, quivering
3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)(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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agitation apprehension consternation fear hesitation worry quaking quivering

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Latin trepidātiō, from trepidō (be agitated).