paruresis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɑrəˈrisɪs/ (US)
- /ˌpɑrjʊˈrisɪs/ (US)
- /ˌpɑːjʊˈriːsɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From para- (“abnormal, defective”) + -uresis (“urination”). The term was coined by Williams and Degenhart in their 1954 paper "Paruresis: A survey of a disorder of micturition" in the Journal of General Psychology 51:19-29.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The inability to urinate in the presence of others.
Piss-shyness (paruresis) may prevent sufferers from using a public restroom.
2003, Clara Greed, Inclusive Urban Design: Public Toilets, page 100:Completely normal men who develop prostatitis will suddenly come down with urinary paruresis as one of their symptoms.
1996, Bradley Hennenfent, M.D.; Roseville Books, The Prostatitis Syndromes: Approaches to Treating Bacterial Prostatitis, page 59:Paruresis had previously been classified as a social phobia but current thinking about paruresis is that for diagnostic purposes it is classified as a Social Anxiety Disorder in ...DSM-IV.
2006, Bernie Warren, Suffering the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune, page 105:
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stage fright · performance anxiety · shy bladder · shy bladder syndrome
Translations (7)
fr parurésie (Translations) · es paruresis (Translations) · nl paruresis (Translations) · fr urinophobie (Translations) · de Paruresis (Translations) · nl plasvrees (Translations) · nl plasangst (Translations)