- 1. n. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering. Source: opted
- 2. n. Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion; fright; as, the men were in great trepidation. Source: opted
- 3. n. 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. Source: opted
- 4. n. a feeling of alarm or dread Source: wordnet
- 5. 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.) 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. Source: webster
- 6. A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; amotion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain smallchanges in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars. Source: adambom
- 7. n:100 n. a feeling of alarm or dread Source: ecdict
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