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trepidation
Meaning: a feeling of fear or anxiety about something to come
trepidation in a sentence
How trepidation is used in real sentences:
She opened the envelope with trepidation.
She opened the envelope with trepidation.
“Thus artists often approach the final background with trepidation, fearing what the completed setting may reveal, and then feel elation when every element finally seems right.”
— from the passage The Speaking Ground
Synonyms for trepidation
Other words for trepidation — apprehension, dread and unease — carry the same meaning.
- apprehension
- dread
- unease
Antonyms of trepidation
Words that mean the opposite of trepidation:
- composure
- confidence
Where it comes from
From Latin trepidare 'to tremble'
Memory hook
TREPIDATION — TREMble in hesITATION.
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