Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

performance anxiety

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
per-for-mance anx-i-ety
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anxiety or fear about performing in front of an audience; stage fright.

Uncountable

noun

A similar anxiety about the impressiveness of one's sexual performance.

Uncountable

noun

A similar anxiety about one's ability to urinate in the presence of others; paruresis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

performance anxieties (plural)

Questions

What does performance anxiety mean?
Anxiety or fear about performing in front of an audience; stage fright.

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