trepidious

Meanings

• adjective

  feeling or showing anxiety or apprehension, typically about what may happen

• adjective

  full of or showing anxiety or apprehension

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with trepidious
precocious , reclusive , obsequious

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Variants

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trepidacious , trepidatious , trepidatiously

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Forms

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trepidiously, more trepidious, most trepidious

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Etymology

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late Middle English: from Latin trepidus, from tremere 'to tremble'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'trepidation' comes from the same Latin root as 'trepidious'.

2. In ancient Rome, a trepidus was a sacred animal, a bird, whose trembling or shaking was believed to foretell future events.

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Related Concepts

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1. anxiety: An emotional state characterized by feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

2. apprehension: A feeling of fear or anxiety about what might happen, often based on an expectation of danger.

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Culture

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The word 'trepidious' has been used in various literary works to describe characters or situations filled with fear or anxiety. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth expresses her trepidiousness about the plan to kill King Duncan.

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   - Associate the word 'trepidious' with the feeling of butterflies in your stomach before a big presentation or an important interview.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a phrase like 'Trembling Rabbit' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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