trepidation
noun
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
trepidations
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pluralof trepidation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Next year, Ravinder and Gita will have been married for half a century, the trepidations of youth dispelled by time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
I was nervous that he would have trepidations — ‘Oh, I’ve got this sick person on set.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
"I had trepidations about coming at all, but I'm glad I did," he says.
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
With each passing day, rail workers are getting their story out about their trepidations about the length, weight and make-up of the toxic train that originated in Illinois and was headed east to Pennsylvania.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2023
A long "Oh-h-h" burst from the spectators: the stand creaked and shook with their blissful trepidations.
From Summer by Edith Wharton
