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Webster 1913 Edition


Trepidation

Trepˊi-da′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
trépidation
, L.
trepidatio
, fr.
trepidare
to hurry with alarm, to tremble, from
trepidus
agitated, disturbed, alarmed; cf.
trepit
he turns, Gr. [GREEK] to turn, E.
torture
.]
1.
An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.
2.
Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright;
as, the men were in great
trepidation
.
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.
Syn. – Tremor; agitation; disturbance; fear.

Webster 1828 Edition


Trepidation

TREPIDA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. trepidatio, form trepido, to tremble.]
1.
An involuntary trembling; a quaking or quivering, particularly from fear or terror; hence, a state of terror. The men were in great trepidation.
2.
A trembling of the limbs, as in paralytic affections.
3.
In the old astronomy, a libration of the eighth sphere, or a motion which the Ptolemaic system ascribes to the firmament, to account for the changes and motion of the axis of the world.
4.
Hurry; confused haste.

Definition 2024


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French

Noun

trépidation f (plural trépidations)

  1. trembling
  2. vibration
  3. shudder