Wordwyrt

trepidation

/tˌɹepɪˈdeɪʃən/treh-pih-DAY-shuhn
/tˌɹɛpɪˈdeɪʃən/treh-pih-DAY-shuhn

Meaningalarm

Common meaning: nervous fear

Journey through time

  1. Latintrepidus, -a, -um‘alarmed, jittery’
  2. Englishtrepidation‘nervous fear’ · today

trepid also in: intrepid

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin trepidus ‘alarmed, jittery’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry trepidus, p. 1896 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

intrepid

Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app