stage fright

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [steyj frahyt]
- /steɪdʒ fraɪt/
- /steɪdʒ fraɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyj frahyt]
- /steɪdʒ fraɪt/

Definitions of stage fright words

noun stage fright nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience. 1
noun stage fright severe performance anxiety 1
uncountable noun stage fright Stage fright is a feeling of fear or nervousness that some people have just before they appear in front of an audience. 0
noun stage fright nervousness or panic that may beset a person about to appear in front of an audience 0
noun stage fright nervousness felt when appearing as a speaker or performer before an audience 0

See all 5 definitions of stage fright

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Origin of stage fright

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Stage fright

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stage fright popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% 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 stage fright

noun stage fright

butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
butterfly — A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
cold sweat — If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
moodiness — given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
dread — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.

All 13 Synonyms of stage fright