Definition of Trepidation

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Trepidation

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

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

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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Trepidation Quotations

Joe Wright called me and I also had some trepidation along those lines but he said no, it would work. He had a very clear and specific idea of what he wanted to do.
Donald Sutherland

We all approached doing a sequel with great trepidation and skepticism.
Jason Biggs

Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence the first time. Thereafter, you take it on with trepidation.
Daniel Day Lewis

Trepidation Translations

trepidation in German is Zittern, Angst {f}

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