: a state of alarm or nervousness The boys approached the abandoned house with trepidation.

What does a Trepidatious mean?

: feeling trepidation : apprehensive Within a couple of minutes of coming "on stage" she had an immediate rapport with the studio audience, discussing with candor what sort of questions they might have, and had the whole session in hand and us trepidatious panelists at ease.—

What are three synonyms trepidation?