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social anxiety disorder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
so-cial anx-i-ety dis-or-der
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

social anxiety disorders (plural) social-anxiety disorder (alternative)

Phrases

selective mutism

Frequently Paired Words

selective mutism

Synonyms

social anxiety social phobia

Rhymes With

order border payment order disorder nature-deficit disorder recorder major depressive disorder siphon recorder boarder hoarder warder forder

Questions

What does social anxiety disorder mean?
An anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.

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