Trepidation vs Aversion - What's the difference?
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A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern.
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An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.
(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.
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike.
An object of dislike or repugnance.
(obsolete) The act of turning away from an object.
Trepidation is a related term of aversion.
As nouns the difference between trepidation and aversion
is that trepidation is trembling while aversion is aversion.trepidation
English
Noun
(-)- I decided, with considerable trepidation , to let him drive my car without me.
- She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation . Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?
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Synonyms
* (fearful state) agitation, apprehension, consternation, fear, hesitation, worryAnagrams
* *aversion
English
Noun
(en noun)- Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
- Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.