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trep⋅i⋅da⋅tion

  [trep-i-dey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
2. trembling or quivering movement; tremor.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L trepidātiōn- (s. of trepidātiō), equiv. to trepidāt(us) (ptp. of trepidāre to hurry, alarm; see trepid, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. trembling, fright. 2. quivering, shaking.
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trep·i·da·tion   (trěp'ĭ-dā'shən)   
n.  

  1. A state of alarm or dread; apprehension. See Synonyms at fear.

  2. An involuntary trembling or quivering.


[Latin trepidātiō, trepidātiōn-, from trepidātus, past participle of trepidāre, to be in a state of confusion, from trepidus, anxious.]
trep'i·da'tious (-shəs) adj.
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Word Origin & History

trepidation 
1605, from L. trepidationem (nom. trepidatio) "agitation, alarm, trembling," noun of action from pp. stem of trepidare "to tremble, hurry," from trepidus "alarmed, scared," from PIE *trep- "to shake, tremble" (cf. Skt. trprah "hasty," O.C.S. trepetati "to tremble"), related to *trem- (see tremble).
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Medical Dictionary

trepidation trep·i·da·tion (trěp'ĭ-dā'shən)
n.

  1. An involuntary trembling or quivering.

  2. A state of anxious fear; apprehension.

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