Word Meaning

trepidation definition and meaning

n. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.
n. Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright; as, the men were in great trepidation.
n. 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.

Crossword clues for trepidation

- Alarm
- Apprehension
- Fear
- Feeling of dread
- Nic abandoned intrepid action out of fear