mike fright

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahyk frahyt]
- /maɪk fraɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahyk frahyt]
- /maɪk fraɪt/

Definition of mike fright words

noun mike fright extreme nervousness experienced on speaking into a microphone, as on radio or television. 1

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Origin of mike fright

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; on the model of stage fright

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Parts of speech for Mike fright

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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mike fright popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for mike fright

noun mike fright

bashful — Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
aphonia — loss of the voice caused by damage to the vocal tract
buck fever — nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game
butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness

All 7 Synonyms of mike fright