trepidation
noun
[ ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.
• "the men set off in fear and trepidation"
Similar:
fear,
apprehension,
dread,
fearfulness,
apprehensiveness,
agitation,
anxiety,
worry,
nervousness,
tension,
misgivings,
unease,
uneasiness,
foreboding,
disquiet,
disquietude,
perturbation,
discomposure,
dismay,
consternation,
alarm,
panic,
trembling,
jumpiness,
nerviness,
butterflies,
jitteriness,
the jitters,
a cold sweat,
a blue funk,
the heebie-jeebies,
the willies,
the shakes,
the yips,
the jim-jams,
collywobbles,
cold feet,
the (screaming) abdabs/habdabs,
Joe Blakes,
• trembling movements or motion.
Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin trepidatio(n- ), from trepidare ‘be agitated, tremble’, from trepidus ‘alarmed’.
