tremor

B2 Topic:Health & Medicine

US /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ UK /ˈtɹɛmə/ See IPA manual

Freq #24478

Meanings

1

noun
A slight shaking or quivering movement, often from fear, illness, or weakness.

She felt a tremor in her hands before going on stage.
2

noun
A small earthquake.

Did you feel the tremor this morning?

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Synonyms

1 noun · a slight shaking or... shudder

2 noun · a small earthquake. earth tremor

Word family

Forms tremors

Derived forms antitremormicrotremortremordominanttremorfultremorgenictremorgramtremorgraphtremorgraphytremorinetremorlesstremorous

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Phrases (1)

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essential tremor
a shaking disorder, often affecting the hands, without an identified underlying cause

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

*trem- Proto-Indo-European tremour Middle English tremor Old French

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Topics

Health & Medicine

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# tremor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɹɛmɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɹɛmə/
**Frequency rank:** 24478

## Meanings
1. A slight shaking or quivering movement, often from fear, illness, or weakness.
2. A small earthquake.

## Examples
- She felt a tremor in her hands before going on stage.
- Did you feel the tremor this morning?

## Derived Forms
- antitremor
- microtremor
- tremordominant
- tremorful
- tremorgenic
- tremorgram
- tremorgraph
- tremorgraphy
- tremorine
- tremorless
- tremorous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *trem-
- Root: tremour
- Root: tremor

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

## AI Etymology
Tremor is from Middle English tremour (“fright”), from Anglo-Norman tremour and Old French tremor, from Latin tremor. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *trem-, Middle English tremour, xno tremour, Old French tremor, Latin tremor. In present-day use, it can mean a slight shaking or quivering movement, often from fear, illness, or weakness, or a small earthquake. Derived formations include antitremor, microtremor, tremordominant, tremorful, tremorgenic, tremorgram, tremorgraph, tremorgraphy.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine

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