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page fright

page fright noun: a writer's feeling of anxiety when faced with a blank page and uncertain how to begin writing.

Noun

page fright (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) A writer's feeling of anxiety when faced with a blank page and uncertain how to begin writing.

Origin of page fright

A pun from page and stage fright.

Questions about page fright

What does page fright mean?
Page fright means a writer's feeling of anxiety when faced with a blank page and uncertain how to begin writing.
What part of speech is page fright?
Page fright is a noun.

Words near page fright in the dictionary

  1. page file
  2. page files
  3. page flow
  4. page flows
  5. page frame
  6. page fright
  7. page in
  8. page numbering
  9. page numberings
  10. page out
  11. page proof

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