Trep`i*da"tion (?), n. [F.
trépidation, L. trepidatio, fr. trepidare to
hurry with alarm, to tremble, from trepidus agitated, disturbed,
alarmed; cf. trepit he turns, Gr. &?; to turn, E. 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.) 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.
Trep`i*da"tion (?), n. [F.
trépidation, L. trepidatio, fr. trepidare to
hurry with alarm, to tremble, from trepidus agitated, disturbed,
alarmed; cf. trepit he turns, Gr. &?; to turn, E. 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.) 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.
