Definitions for trepidation
ˌtrɛp ɪˈdeɪ ʃəntrep·i·da·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. trepidationnoun

   a feeling of alarm or dread

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1. trepidationnoun

   A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern.

   I decided, with considerable trepidation, to let him drive my car without me.

2. Etymology: From trepidatio, from trepido

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trepidationnoun

   Etymology: trepidatio, Lat.

   1. The state of trembling.

   The bow tortureth the string continually, and holdeth it in a continual trepidation. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 137.

   All objects of the senses which are very offensive, cause the spirits to retire; upon which the parts, in some degree, are destitute; and so there is induced in them a trepidation and horror. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 793.

   Moving of th’ earth brings harms and fears,
   Men reckon what it did and meant;
   But trepidation of the spheres,
   Though greater far, is innocent. John Donne.

   They pass the planets sev’n, and pass the fix’d,
   And that crystalline sphere whose balance weighs
   The trepidation talk’d, and that first-mov’d. John Milton.

   2. State of terrour.

   Because the whole kingdom stood in a zealous trepidation of the absence of such a prince, I have been the more desirous to research the several passages of the journey. Henry Wotton.

   His first action of note was in the battle of Lepanto; where the success of that great day, in such trepidation of the state, made every man meritorious. Henry Wotton.

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1. trepidation

   Trepidation refers to a state of fear, apprehension or anxiety about something that may happen in the future. It's a feeling of nervousness or uncertainty.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Trepidationnoun

   an involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering

2. Trepidationnoun

   hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright; as, the men were in great trepidation

3. Trepidationnoun

   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

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1. Trepidation

   According to a medieval theory of astronomy, trepidation is oscillation in the precession of the equinoxes. The theory was popular from the 9th to the 16th centuries. The origin of the theory of trepidation comes from the Small Commentary to the Handy Tables written by Theon of Alexandria in the 4th century CE. In precession, the equinoxes appear to move slowly through the ecliptic, completing a revolution in approximately 25,800 years. Theon states that certain ancient astrologers believed that the precession, rather than being a steady unending motion, instead reverses direction every 640 years. The equinoxes, in this theory, move through the ecliptic at the rate of 1 degree in 80 years over a span of 8 degrees, after which they suddenly reverse direction and travel back over the same 8 degrees. Theon describes but did not endorse this theory. A more sophisticated version of this theory was adopted in the 9th century to explain a variation which Islamic astronomers incorrectly believed was affecting the rate of precession. This version of trepidation is described in De motu octavae sphaerae, a Latin translation of a lost Arabic original. The book is attributed to the Arab astronomer by Thābit ibn Qurra, but the attribution has been contested in modern times. In this trepidation model, the oscillation is added to the equinoxes as they precess. The oscillation occurred over a period of 7000 years, added to the eighth sphere of the Ptolemaic system. "Thabit's" trepidation model was used in the Alfonsine Tables, which assigned a period of 49,000 years to precession. This version of trepidation dominated Latin astronomy in the later Middle Ages.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trepidation

   trep-i-dā′-shun, n. a state of confused hurry or alarm: an involuntary trembling.—adj. Trep′id, quaking. [L. trepidāre, -ātum, to hurry with alarm—trepidus, restless.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trepidation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trepidation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of trepidation in a Sentence

1. Craig Erlam:

   Almost everyone is going into 2023 with a healthy dose of trepidation, the outlook is understandably gloomy and will remain so unless something significant changes, either on the war in Ukraine or inflation.

2. Augustin Eden:

   The indices are treading water today ... there seems to be a little bit of trepidation at the moment because of what's been going on in Paris this morning and overnight.

3. Pat James:

   Actually, I didn’t have apprehension so much about the COVID as I did about some other issues, like terrorism, i had a little trepidation last night. But we’re both vaccinated. When we got into a crowd, we wore our masks. I just wish people would get vaccinated, so this would end.

4. Ken Polcari:

   Now there's a little trepidation that if the data is coming in strong why are we cutting rates? the market's thinking he's going to cut rates in July and then that'll be it.

5. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Greet the New Year not with trepidation but with the courage to script your own narrative of triumph and self-discovery.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=trepidation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Trepidation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=trepidation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trepidation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=trepidation
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=trepidation