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PRONUNCIATION:

(TREP-i-duhnt)

MEANING:

adjective: Timid, apprehensive, or trembling with fear.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin trepidare (to hurry or be alarmed). Earliest documented use: 1891.

USAGE:

“Frederick, on the other hand, is a thoughtful and deliberate 14-year-old, and by turns himself insecure and trepidant regarding his choices in life.”
H.L. Sudler; Tongues Untied; Lambda Book Report (Washington, DC); Nov/Dec 2004.

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