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trepidation
/ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun [U] formalDefinition
› fear or worry about something you are going to do: It was with trepidation that I accepted Klein's invitation.
(Definition of trepidation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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