舞台(ぶたい)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)

ぶたいきょうふしょう
noun
stage fright
1. stage fright; performance anxiety
Intense fear or anxiety about performing or speaking in front of an audience. Can range from mild nervousness to a debilitating phobia.
彼(かれ)は舞台(ぶたい)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)だ。
He has stage fright.
舞台(ぶたい)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)を克服(こくふく)するために練習(れんしゅう)を重(かさ)ねた。
I practiced extensively to overcome my stage fright.
子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)から舞台(ぶたい)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)で、人前(ひとまえ)で話(はな)すのが苦手(にがて)だった。
I've had stage fright since childhood and have always struggled with speaking in front of people.

A compound of 舞台(ぶたい) (stage) and 恐怖症(きょうふしょう) (phobia). While the literal meaning refers to stages, it applies broadly to any situation involving performing or presenting in front of others.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 舞台(ぶたい)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)を克服(こくふく)する: to overcome stage fright
  • 舞台(ぶたい)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)に悩(なや)む: to suffer from stage fright
  • 軽(かる)い舞台(ぶたい)恐怖症(きょうふしょう): mild stage fright

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • あがり症(しょう): tendency to get nervous — more colloquial and broader than stage-specific fear
  • 対人(たいじん)恐怖症(きょうふしょう): social phobia — fear of social interaction in general, not limited to performance
  • 緊張(きんちょう): nervousness — a milder, more general term for being tense
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