🔤 Trepidation (Noun)

IPA: //ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən//

✨ Use trepidation when someone approaches a situation with shaky hands and an uneasy heart.

🧠 Meaning

A feeling of fear, anxiety, or dread about something that may happen.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 She opened the exam results with trepidation, unsure of what she would find.

🔹 There was a sense of trepidation in the air before the big announcement.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin trepidare (“to tremble”), from trepidus (“alarmed, agitated”).

💡 Did You Know?

Trepidation isn’t just fear—it’s that uneasy mix of nervousness and anticipation that makes your stomach twist.

🏷️ Related Words

#fear #apprehension #dread #anxiety #nervousness #worry

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