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Word: Trepidation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 15th century: from Latin trepidatio(n-), from trepidare ‘be agitated, tremble’, from trepidus ‘alarmed’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen
Short Definition:feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen
Examples:- the men set off in fear and trepidation
Definition:
trembling movements or motion.
Short Definition:trembling movements or motion
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