trepidation

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Synonyms: trepidatious, trucidation, crepitation, trepidations, trephination, trepanation, repedation

Antonyms: trepidatious, trucidation, crepitation, trepidations, trephination, trepanation, repedation

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Noun

1. [[anxiety|Anxiety]] over the [[uncertain]] [[future]] or [[possible]] [[ill]]-[[occurrence]].
2. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of [[paralysis]], but usually caused by terror or fear.
3. {{lb|en|astronomy|obsolete}} 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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