trepidation in English

noun
1
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
the men set off in fear and trepidation
synonyms:fearapprehensiondreadfearfulnessfrightagitationanxietyworrynervousnesstensionmisgivingsuneaseuneasinessforebodingdisquietdismayconsternationalarmpanicbutterflies (in one's stomach)jitterinessthe jittersthe creepsthe shiversa cold sweatthe heebie-jeebiesthe williesthe shakesjim-jamscollywobblescold feet
2
trembling motion.
noun

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "trepidation" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "trepidation", or refer to the context using the word "trepidation" in the English Dictionary.

1. With some trepidation , I opened the door.

2. We view future developments with some trepidation.

3. I entered into the autem Cackletub with trepidation

4. He knocked on the door with some trepidation.

5. The men set off in fear and trepidation.

6. I have written of hypnotism with fear and trepidation.

7. Now, every new technology brings with it some measure of trepidation.

8. Any trepidation grows rapidly worse if you look towards the ground.

9. I open my home with some trepidation and humility.

10. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.

11. 4 I have written of hypnotism with fear and trepidation.

12. In great trepidation he sat down beside the retired dressmaker.

13. When the world descended on Sydney last month it was with trepidation.

14. With a bit of trepidation, the home teacher did his best.

15. It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.

16. Modern science does not support the idea of trepidation or oscillating ayanāmsa.

17. Aquiver (not comparable) In a state of excitement , trepidation or agitation ; quivering

18. It has to be said that my curiosity is heavily qualified by trepidation.

19. Until I arrived here I tended to regard the telephone with some trepidation.

20. It has indeed opened a Pandora's box before which we stand with much trepidation.

21. Nevertheless, a number of urban leaders viewed the shift in policy orientation with trepidation.

22. Some of this apparent trepidation is due to overwhelming self criticism of the proposal.

23. It is thus with some trepidation that I say the cohabitation rule makes sense.

24. Even the grandmother participated—though she had some trepidation about going under the water herself.

25. Synonyms for Consternation include alarm, amazement, anxiety, dismay, distress, fear, fright, panic, shock and trepidation

26. 19 It is thus with some trepidation that I say the cohabitation rule makes sense.

27. 14 It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect of cycling across Uganda.

28. Synonyms for Alarums include alerts, bells, signals, sirens, warnings, calls to arms, fearfulness, fear, anxiety and trepidation

29. Though it was quieter now, Ruth walked forward with trepidation, stopping a few yards short of it.

30. Never before had Dustin been so exposed or felt such trepidation while awaiting their verdict on him.

31. But while it is no doubt calculated to cause trepidation in the White House, it could rebound on Mr Clinton.

32. I threw in my entire savings toward the down-payment and, with trepidation, agreed to manage the building.

33. There was a knock on her door just before six, and with a feeling of trepidation, she opened it.

34. Concern that others will discover the secrets in the dark rooms of our mind fills us with trepidation and mistrust.

35. Cocked and locked carry gives some people trepidation, as the Cocked hammer appears ready to strike at any time

36. Audits While the word “audit” might cause fear, anger or trepidation, an audit doesn’t have to be a difficult situation

37. It was with some trepidation that I slid a 5-pound chicken with peeled, quartered potatoes into the 500-degree oven.

38. As I took in the traffic thundering by beneath me and relived in my mind my alarming experience, my trepidation returned.

39. And then there’s the "threesome," a notion that seems to reside between excitement and trepidation, between problem and solution, Adventurousness and carelessness

40. Aquiver definition, in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling; quivering (usually used predicatively): The bamboo thicket was Aquiver with small birds and insects

41. Anxiety, concern, fear, worry, doubt, alarm, suspicion, dread, unease, mistrust, misgiving, disquiet, premonition, trepidation, foreboding, uneasiness, pins and needles, apprehensiveness It reflects real anger and Apprehension about the future

42. 1973 : chilli 'n' trepidation were playing the devil with my small intestines and my Borborigmus was often louder than the engine of the Rolls — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p.

43. Now,—now, in this inexplicable trepidation that I feel, I do conjure thee, that thou wilt ever continue to do as thou hast done; so that I may ever continue to know all that Agitatest thee, the airiest and most transient thought, that ever shall sweep into thee from the …

44. We know that the disabled person - a unique and unrepeatable person in his equal and inviolable dignity - needs not only care, but first of all love which becomes recognition, respect and integration: from birth to adolescence, to adulthood and to the delicate moment, faced with trepidation by so many parents, of separation from their children, the moment of "after us".