Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

social anxiety

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
so-cial anx-i-ety
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feeling of discomfort or fear in a social situation where one may be judged or evaluated by others.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Social anxiety disorder.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

social anxieties (plural)

Synonyms

social anxiety disorder social phobia

Questions

What does social anxiety mean?
A feeling of discomfort or fear in a social situation where one may be judged or evaluated by others.

How to pronounce social anxiety

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