trepidation vs apprehensiveness
apprehensiveness vs trepidationtrepidation and apprehensiveness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trepidation | Yes | No | No | No |
| apprehensiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
apprehensiveness is a hypernym of
trepidation; that is, apprehensiveness is a
word with a broader meaning than trepidation:
- trepidation: a feeling of alarm or dread
- apprehensiveness: fearful expectation or anticipation
Other hypernyms of trepidation include
apprehension, dread.
| trepidation (noun) | apprehensiveness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a feeling of alarm or dread | fearful expectation or anticipation |
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