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How to pronounce “trepidation

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Pronunciation guide for trepidation

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of trepidation with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage BrainYou have a lot of trepidation.
Definition summary
Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.

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How to pronounce trepidation

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain

You have a lot of trepidation.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “trepidation

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence.
  • An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
  • (astronomy, obsolete) 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.

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Similar Sounds

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