Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trepidancy

/ˈtɹɛpɪdənsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trep-i-d-an-cy
IPA: /ˈtɹɛpɪdənsi/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Trembling caused by fear or nervous agitation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the manner of my friend I was at once struck with an incoherence—an inconsistency; and I soon found this to arise from a series of feeble and futile struggles to overcome an habitual trepidancy—an excessive nervous agitation."

Etymology

From trepidant + -cy.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtɹɛpɪdənsi/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce trepidancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛpɪdənsi/.
What does trepidancy mean?: Trembling caused by fear or nervous agitation.
Where does trepidancy come from?: From trepidant + -cy.

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