How to pronounce trepidation
American English pronunciation
trep-ih-DAY-shun
- IPA
- /ˌtɹɛpɪˈdeɪʃən/
- Syllables
- trep · ih · DAY · shun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What trepidation means
A nervous feeling about something that's about to happen
In a sentence: I walked into the dentist's office with some trepidation.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to be stirred up and restless.
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