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stage fright

stage fright noun: a state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.

Noun

stage fright (uncountable)

  1. A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.
    • I did some guest-speaking at the middle school last year, and I experienced some stage fright before and during my first presentation.
    • I got stage fright while doing a dance show for my school last year.
  2. (euphemistic) Synonym of paruresis.
    Synonyms:
    paruresis

stage fright meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic

stage fright in Tamil

சபைக்கூச்சம், சபாகம்பம்

stage fright in Malayalam

state of nervousness about performing
സഭാകമ്പം sabhākampaṁ

stage fright in Kannada

state of nervousness about performing
ಸಭಾಕಂಪ sabhākampa, ರಂಗಭಯ raṅgabhaya

stage fright in Arabic

state of nervousness about performing
رَهَاب المَسْرَح rahāb al-masraḥ
More languagesFewer languages
stage fright in Indonesian
demam panggung

Synonyms of stage fright

Forms of stage fright

alternative formstagefright
alternative formstage-fright

Origin of stage fright

From stage + fright.

Questions about stage fright

What does stage fright mean?
Stage fright means a state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.
What is stage fright in Tamil?
Stage fright in Tamil is சபைக்கூச்சம், சபாகம்பம். See Stage fright meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stage fright?
Stage fright is a noun.

Words near stage fright in the dictionary

  1. stage doors
  2. stage fear
  3. stage fever
  4. stage flat
  5. stage flats
  6. stage fright
  7. stage gay
  8. stage gays
  9. stage hand
  10. stage hands
  11. stage Johnny

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