tremor

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
  2. noun a small earthquake
  3. noun shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

Etymology

From Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor.

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Synonyms

shudder

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