apprehensiveness vs trepidation
trepidation vs apprehensivenessapprehensiveness and trepidation both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apprehensiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
| trepidation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
trepidation is a hyponym of
apprehensiveness; that is, trepidation is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
apprehensiveness:
- apprehensiveness: fearful expectation or anticipation
- trepidation: a feeling of alarm or dread
Other hyponyms of apprehensiveness include
boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment, suspense, gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness, chill, pall.
| apprehensiveness (noun) | trepidation (noun) |
|---|---|
| fearful expectation or anticipation | a feeling of alarm or dread |
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