trepidation
Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrenceAnxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
» We are waiting with trepidation to be proved wrong.
Мы с трепетом ждём, что окажемся неправы. — RusVictoric1993
Thanuir · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
I decided, with considerable trepidation, to let him drive my car without me.
Beklommenheit, Angst, Bangen
беспоко́йствоbespokójstvo, трево́гаtrevóga
(countable, uncountable)An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
Zittern, Erbeben
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)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.
Trepidation
- a feeling of alarm or dread
Examples
3 sentencesWe are waiting with trepidation to be proved wrong.
ruМы с трепетом ждём, что окажемся неправы. — RusVictoric1993
Do I hear a note of trepidation in your voice?
ruСлышу ли я в твоём голосе лёгкое беспокойство? — Ivanovb
Tom said this with trepidation, knowing Mary's temper.
ruЗная характер Мэри, Том с волнением сказал это. — RusVictoric1993 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin trepidātiō, from trepidō (“be agitated”).Borrowed from Latin trepidātiō, from trepidō (“be agitated”).
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Forms
plural: trepidations| Singular | trepidation |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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