Associations to the word «Trepidation»
Noun
- Consternation
- Quixote
- Abigail
- Nimitz
- Anticipation
- Tremor
- Oscillation
- Contour
- Flutter
- Excitement
- Hesitation
- Fright
- Anxiety
- Vortex
- Awe
- Dismay
- Pounding
- Harrington
- Covenant
- Apprehension
- Thrill
- Fear
- Sancho
- Linden
- Alarm
- Curiosity
- Haste
- Mara
- Feeling
- Mixture
- Distress
- Agitation
- Trembling
- Countenance
- Astonishment
- Threshold
- Miranda
- Felt
- Gloom
- Delight
- Astronomer
- Camel
- Guilt
- Midst
- Footstep
- Hint
- Confusion
- Terror
- Panic
- Astronomy
- Prospect
- Picard
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
TREPIDATION, noun. A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern.
TREPIDATION, noun. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.
TREPIDATION, noun. (astronomy) (obsolete) 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.
Dictionary definition
TREPIDATION, noun. A feeling of alarm or dread.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.