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What does trepidation mean?

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Noun
  1. A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern.
  2. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.
  3. (astronomy) 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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So it was with trepidation that your humble reviewer handed the book to his twelve-year-old sister for her verdict.
Her trepidation at being alone and vulnerable in a strange man's water closet is nothing short of hilarious.
Despite his trepidation, betrayed by occasional furtive glances to the right and left, Waddley was the quintessence of efficiency.
We boarded the ship with trepidation, as memories of a previous trip over 10 years ago were not particularly pleasant.
The sterling barkeep takes his large key over to the door and locks it, shooting the bolts home with a quiet trepidation.
Things like exams, homework, and boring lectures are frequently the cause of much student trepidation.

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