trepidation[noun]Synonyms: anxiety, alarm, apprehension, consternation, disquiet, dread, fear, nervousness, uneasiness, worry
Antonyms: unapprehensiveness
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
trep‧i‧da‧tion /ˌtrepəˈdeɪʃ
ən, ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: trepidatio, from trepidare 'to shake']
a feeling of anxiety or fear about something that is going to happen:
With some trepidation, I opened the door. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲