English-Thai Dictionary

trepidation

N การสั่น ระริก  kan-sab-ra-rik

 

trepidation

N ความกลัว  kwam-kua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TREPIDATION

n.[L. trepidatio, form trepido, to tremble. ] 1. An involuntary trembling; a quaking or quivering, particularly from fear or terror; hence, a state of terror. The men were in great trepidation.
2. A trembling of the limbs, as in paralytic affections.
3. In the old astronomy, a libration of the eighth sphere, or a motion which the Ptolemaic system ascribes to the firmament, to account for the changes and motion of the axis of the world.
4. Hurry; confused haste.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TREPIDATION

Trep `i *da "tion, n. Etym: [F. trépidation, L. trepidatio, fr. trepidare to hurry with alarm, to tremble, from trepidus agitated, disturbed, alarmed; cf. trepit he turns, Gr. torture. ]

 

1. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.

 

2. Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright; as, the men were in great trepidation.

 

3. (Anc. Astron.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

Syn. -- Tremor; agitation; disturbance; fear.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

trepidation

trep i da tion |ˌtrepiˈdāSHən ˌtrɛpəˈdeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen: the men set off in fear and trepidation. 2 archaic trembling motion. DERIVATIVES trep i da tious |-SHəs |adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin trepidatio (n- ), from trepidare ‘be agitated, tremble, ’ from trepidus ‘alarmed. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

trepidation

trepi |da ¦tion |ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen: the men set off in fear and trepidation. 2 archaic trembling movements or motion. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin trepidatio (n- ), from trepidare ‘be agitated, tremble ’, from trepidus ‘alarmed ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

trepidation

trepidation noun he sat in the waiting room, full of trepidation: fear, apprehension, dread, fearfulness, fright, agitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, tension, misgivings, unease, uneasiness, foreboding, disquiet, dismay, consternation, alarm, panic; informal butterflies (in one's stomach ), jitteriness, the jitters, the creeps, the shivers, a cold sweat, the heebie-jeebies, the willies, the shakes, jim-jams, collywobbles, cold feet. ANTONYMS equanimity, composure.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

trepidation

trepidation noun he sat in the waiting room, full of trepidation: fear, apprehension, dread, fearfulness, apprehensiveness, agitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, tension, misgivings, unease, uneasiness, foreboding, disquiet, disquietude, perturbation, discomposure, dismay, consternation, alarm, panic, trembling, jumpiness; Brit. nerviness; informal butterflies, jitteriness, the jitters, a cold sweat, a blue funk, the heebie-jeebies, the willies, the shakes, the yips, the jim-jams, collywobbles, cold feet; Brit. informal the (screaming ) abdabs /habdabs; Austral. rhyming slang Joe Blakes. ANTONYMS calm, equanimity, composure.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

trepidation

trep i da tion /trèpɪdéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 1 恐怖, おののき ; ろうばい .2 ｟古 ｠(手足の )震え (trembling ).