TREPIDATION


Meaning of TREPIDATION in English

/ ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( formal ) great worry or fear about sth unpleasant that may happen

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from Latin trepidatio(n-) , from trepidare be agitated, tremble, from trepidus alarmed.

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