Word of the day
Trepidation
noun [ U ] | formal
UK /ˌtrep.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌtrep.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
fear or worry about what is going to happen:
Examples:
We view future developments with some trepidation.
“Even though I knew publishing the note was the right thing to do, I felt trepidation.” (Coming out as Dalit, Yashica Dutt, 2019)