Word of the Day: Trepidation

Phonetic: /trep· i· da· tion/
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition

a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
trepidation about starting a new job

Travers sent the book to press with some trepidation, fearing that a children’s book might undermine her hard-won literary cachet.
—Caitlin Flanagan

a tremulous motion : tremor