trepidation
21Trepidation (astronomy) — Trepidation as used in the field of astronomy means an imagined oscillation of the equinoxes. It should not be confused with precession. In precession, the equinoxes appear to move slowly through the ecliptic, completing a revolution in… …
22TRÉPIDATION — s. f. Il s est dit en Médecine pour exprimer Le tremblement des membres, des nerfs, des fibres, etc. Il est aussi terme d Astronomie, et signifie, Le balancement que d anciens astronomes attribuaient au firmament, du septentrion au midi, et du… …
23trepidation — Anxious fear. [L. trepidatio, fr. trepido, to tremble, to be agitated] * * * trep·i·da·tion (trep″ĭ daґshən) [L. trepidatio] 1. tremor. 2. nervous anxiety and fear …
24trepidation — Synonyms and related words: agitation, alarm, apprehensiveness, attack of nerves, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, brouhaha, buck fever, bustle, case of nerves, chills of fear, churn, cold creeps, cold shivers, cold sweat, commotion,… …
25Trepidation — Skælven, angst …
26trepidation — trep|i|da|tion [ ,trepı deıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL fear or nervousness …
27trepidation — see INTREPID …
28trepidation — trep·i·da·tion || ‚trepɪ deɪʃn n. tremulous agitation or fear; trembling movement …
29trepidation — noun 1》 a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. 2》 archaic trembling motion. Origin C15: from L. trepidatio(n ), from trepidare be agitated, tremble …
30trepidation — n. 1. Shaking, trembling, quaking, quivering, tremor, agitation, tremulousness. 2. State of terror, fear, agitation, excitement, dismay, perturbation, alarm, fright, terror, consternation …