Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: trepidation  ,tre-pi'dey-shun
  1. A feeling of alarm or dread
    "She approached the haunted house with trepidation"

Derived forms: trepidations

Type of: apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, misgiving

Encyclopedia: Trepidation