trepidation
/ˌtɹɛp.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- A fearful state; a state of concern or hesitation.
- An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.
- 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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