trepidation

Plural: trepidations

Noun

a feeling of alarm or dread
Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
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.

Examples

I decided, with considerable trepidation, to let him drive my car without me.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trepidātiō, from trepidō (“be agitated”).

Synonyms

agitation, apprehension, consternation, fear, hesitation, quaking, quivering, worry

Scrabble Score: 14

trepidation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
trepidation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trepidation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

trepidation: valid Words With Friends Word