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stage fright Definition

stage fright

noun

nervousness felt when appearing as a speaker or performer before an audience

stage fright Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • get: The 1999 Law of Motion All robots get stage fright.
  • have: I suddenly felt as tho I had stage fright!
  • suffer: Follow Iggy round the globe as he suffers stage fright in front of David Bowie, and single-handedly takes on Pepsi Cola.
  • develop: For a spell, he stopped performing altogether, having developed stage fright.

Adjective modifier

  • terrible: As someone who never wanted to perform didn't this give you terrible stage fright?
  • severe: I also have suffered from severe stage fright and it just seemed to get worse over the last few years.