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Synonyms of trepidation

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Another word for trepidation is apprehension. Other synonyms of trepidation are consternation, fear, worry and quivering.

Synonyms and similar words for trepidation

nounAnxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.

  • agitation
  • apprehensionAnticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the...
  • consternationAmazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement...
  • fear
  • hesitation
  • worry

nounAn involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.

  • quakingThe action of the verb quake.
  • quiveringA motion by which something quivers or trembles.

Meaning of trepidation

  1. noun Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
  2. noun An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
  3. noun 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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Questions about synonyms of trepidation

What is another word for trepidation?
Trepidation has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as apprehension, consternation, fear, worry and quivering.
What does trepidation mean?
Trepidation means anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.

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