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trepidation

tre·pi·da·tion

US/ˌtɹɛp.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

a feeling of alarm or dread

Origin

Borrowed from Latin trepidātiō, from trepidō (“be agitated”).

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