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job fright

job fright noun: the fear of losing a job.

Noun

job fright (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of losing a job.
    • As a result everything was done that men in an acute stage of "job fright" could do to discredit the new system.1912, Business: The Magazine for Office Store and Factory
    • Once seated, let the employer begin the interview. Turn back to the first of this chapter and read again about "job fright."1933, Robert Otis Pickard, Your Job: How to Get it and how to Keep it, page 64

Origin of job fright

From job + fright, modelled after stage fright, speech fright, camera fright, etc.

Questions about job fright

What does job fright mean?
Job fright means the fear of losing a job.
What part of speech is job fright?
Job fright is a noun.

Words near job fright in the dictionary

  1. job descriptions
  2. job fair
  3. job fairs
  4. job force
  5. job forces
  6. job fright
  7. job hunting
  8. job interview
  9. job interviews
  10. job jar
  11. job jars

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