All trepidation synonyms
trep·i·da·tion
T t noun trepidation
- horror — an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
- worriment — the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
- melodrama — a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.
- creeps — an act or instance of creeping: It seems as if time has slowed to a creep.
- cold sweat — If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
- fearfulness — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- fright — sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- excitement — A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.
- consternation — Consternation is a feeling of anxiety or fear.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- wildness — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- apprehensiveness — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
- awe — Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- fear — a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
- disheartenment — The act of disheartening.
- blahs — nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
- dread — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
- disillusionment — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
- qualm — an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
- demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.