performance anxiety
Anxiety or fear about performing in front of an audienceAnxiety or fear about performing in front of an audience; stage fright.
» I get really bad performance anxiety before I give a speech.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Anxiety or fear about performing in front of an audience; stage fright.
(uncountable, usually)A similar anxiety about the impressiveness of one's sexual performance.
(uncountable, usually)A similar anxiety about one's ability to urinate in the presence of others; paruresis.
Examples
2 sentencesI get really bad performance anxiety before I give a speech.
Many men suffer from performance anxiety.
Forms
plural: performance anxieties| Singular | performance anxiety |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable