trepidation
1trépidation — [ trepidasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1290; lat. trepidatio 1 ♦ Vx Tremblement. Il éprouva « une trépidation involontaire : il [...] tressaillait » (Balzac). 2 ♦ (1788, du sol) Mod. Agitation de ce qui subit de petites oscillations ou secousses très rapides.… …
2trepidation — TREPIDATION. s. f. Terme d Astronomie. Sorte de tremblement, de balancement, Il n a d usage que dans cette phrase. Mouvement de trepidation, qui est un mouvement par lequel les Anciens ont crû que le Firmament estoit balancé du Septentrion au… …
3Trepidation — Trep i*da tion, n. [F. tr[ e]pidation, L. trepidatio, fr. trepidare to hurry with alarm, to tremble, from trepidus agitated, disturbed, alarmed; cf. trepit he turns, Gr. ? to turn, E. torture.] 1. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of… …
4trepidation — I noun affright, agitation, alarm, apprehension, awe, consternation, disconcertion, dismay, disquiet, disquietude, dread, fear, flutter, fret, fright, funk, horror, jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, oscillation, panic, perturbation, quaking,… …
5trepidation — c.1600, from L. trepidationem (nom. trepidatio) agitation, alarm, trembling, noun of action from pp. stem of trepidare to tremble, hurry, from trepidus alarmed, scared, from PIE *trep to shake, tremble (Cf. Skt. trprah hasty, O.C.S. trepetati to… …
6trepidation — *horror, terror, panic, consternation, *fear, dread, fright, alarm, dismay Analogous words: apprehensiveness, fearfulness (see corresponding adjectives at FEARFUL): anxiety, worry, concern, solicitude, *care: awe, *reverence, fear …
7trepidation — [n] anxiety, worry agitation, alarm, apprehension, blue funk*, butterflies*, cold feet*, cold sweat*, consternation, creeps*, dismay, disquiet, disturbance, dread, emotion, excitement, fear, fright, goose bumps*, horror, jitters, nervousness,… …
8trepidation — ► NOUN ▪ a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. ORIGIN Latin, from trepidare be agitated, tremble …
9trepidation — [trep΄ə dā′shən] n. [L trepidatio < trepidatus, pp. of trepidare, to tremble < trepidus, disturbed, alarmed < IE * trep , to trip, tramp (< base * ter , to tremble) > OE thrafian, to press] 1. tremulous or trembling movement;… …
10trépidation — (tré pi da sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Terme de géologie. Trépidation du sol, légère secousse communiquée au sol et qui est un diminutif du tremblement de terre. • La chute et l affaissement subit des cavernes intérieures du… …
