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stage fright en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From stage + fright.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) 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.
   • It is a very good training, and ofttimes will cure one of camera-fright, which is the silent sister to stage-fright. 1914, Motion Picture Classic, volumes 3-4, page 39:
   • I got stage fright while doing a dance show for my school last year.
2. (euphemistic, uncountable) Synonym of paruresis.

Forms

Relateds

performance anxiety

Synonyms

paruresis

Translations (45)

hy վախ բեմից (state of nervousness about performing) · da lampefeber (state of nervousness about performing) · de Lampenfieber (state of nervousness about performing) · uk сценічне хвилювання (state of nervousness about performing) · eo kulistimo (state of nervousness about performing) · ja 舞台負け (state of nervousness about performing) · is sviðsskrekkur (state of nervousness about performing) · ru страх сце́ны (state of nervousness about performing) · sh трема (state of nervousness about performing) · ko 무대공포증 (state of nervousness about performing) · mi hanepī (state of nervousness about performing) · kn ಸಭಾಕಂಪ (state of nervousness about performing) · et glossofoobia (state of nervousness about performing) · ga scéin stáitse (state of nervousness about performing) · ar رَهَاب المَسْرَح (state of nervousness about performing) · fi esiintymiskuume (state of nervousness about performing) · nl plankenkoorts (state of nervousness about performing) · de Rampenfieber (state of nervousness about performing) · sk tréma (state of nervousness about performing) · id demam panggung (state of nervousness about performing) · et esinemishirm (state of nervousness about performing) · es miedo escénico (state of nervousness about performing) · hu lámpaláz (state of nervousness about performing) · gd ireapais (state of nervousness about performing) · cmn 怯場 /怯场 (state of nervousness about performing) · fi ramppikuume (state of nervousness about performing) · ml സഭാകമ്പം (state of nervousness about performing) · cs tréma (state of nervousness about performing) · sv scenskräck (state of nervousness about performing) · da sceneskræk (state of nervousness about performing) · kn ರಂಗಭಯ (state of nervousness about performing) · el άγχος (state of nervousness about performing) · pl trema (state of nervousness about performing) · tr sahne heyecanı (state of nervousness about performing) · pt medo de palco (state of nervousness about performing) · no sceneskrekk (state of nervousness about performing) · sv rampfeber (state of nervousness about performing) · uk сценофобія (state of nervousness about performing) · sh trema (state of nervousness about performing) · ro trac (state of nervousness about performing) · fr trac (state of nervousness about performing) · mk трема (state of nervousness about performing) · ru боя́знь сце́ны (state of nervousness about performing) · es pánico de tarima (state of nervousness about performing) · tr sahne korkusu (state of nervousness about performing)