Found 2 items, similar to trepidation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: trepidation trepidation n : a feeling of alarm or dread
English → English (gcide) Definition: Trepidation Trepidation \Trep`i*da"tion\, n. [F. tr['e]pidation, L. trepidatio, fr. trepidare to hurry with alarm, to tremble, from trepidus agitated, disturbed, alarmed; cf. trepit he turns, Gr. ? to turn, E. torture.] 1. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright; as, the men were in great trepidation. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anc. Astron.) 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Tremor; agitation; disturbance; fear. [1913 Webster]