We are waiting with trepidation to be proved wrong.
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Trepidation
//ˌtɹɛp.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "trepidation" (137 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (68)
jumpinessmaelstrommalaisememorializemoilmorbid excitabilitynervesnervinessnervositynervous stomachnervousnesspalpitationpanicpanickinesspantingperturbationpitapatpitter patterpitter-patterquaking
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Translations
68 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- безпокойство noun (fearful state)
- треперене noun (involuntary trembling)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 不安 noun (fearful state)
- 驚恐 /惊恐 noun (fearful state)
- 驚惶 /惊惶 noun (fearful state)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 不安 noun (fearful state)
- 驚恐 /惊恐 noun (fearful state)
- 驚惶 /惊惶 noun (fearful state)
Dutch
3 entries- beving noun (involuntary trembling)
- ongerustheid noun (fearful state)
- opwinding noun (fearful state)
Finnish
4 entries- hermostuneisuus noun (fearful state)
- huoli noun (fearful state)
- pelko noun (fearful state)
- trepidaatio noun (libration of the starry sphere)
French
4 entries- appréhension noun (fearful state)
- crainte noun (fearful state)
- inquiétude noun (fearful state)
- trépidation noun (involuntary trembling)
German
4 entries- Angst noun (fearful state)
- Bangen noun (fearful state)
- Beklommenheit noun (fearful state)
- Erbeben noun (involuntary trembling)
Italian
4 entries- apprensione noun (fearful state)
- dubbio noun (fearful state)
- incertezza noun (fearful state)
- insicurezza noun (fearful state)
Latin
1 entries- trepidatio noun (fearful state)
Māori
3 entries- anipā noun (fearful state)
- hopohopo noun (fearful state)
- manawapā noun (fearful state)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- dilgiranî noun (fearful state)
- nîgeranî noun (fearful state)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Angst noun (fearful state)
Polish
2 entries- obawa noun (fearful state)
- trwoga noun (fearful state)
Portuguese
4 entries- agitação noun (fearful state)
- ansiedade noun (fearful state)
- apreensão noun (fearful state)
- perturbação noun (fearful state)
Romanian
2 entries- trepidare noun (fearful state)
- trepidație noun (fearful state)
Russian
2 entries- беспоко́йство noun (fearful state)
- трево́га noun (fearful state)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- неспокој noun (fearful state)
Spanish
4 entries- ansiedad noun (fearful state)
- aprensión noun (fearful state)
- azoramiento noun (fearful state)
- desazón noun (fearful state)
Swedish
2 entries- bävan noun (fearful state)
- oro noun (fearful state)
Turkish
2 entries- korku noun (fearful state)
- telaş noun (fearful state)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Do I hear a note of trepidation in your voice?
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Tom said this with trepidation, knowing Mary's temper.
Source: tatoeba (10134801)
I decided, with considerable trepidation, to let him drive my car without me.
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