page fright
- noun
- /peɪdʒ fraɪt/
:
nerviosismo escénico
- He struggled to overcome his page fright before giving the keynote speech.
Examples
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Her page fright faded as soon as she started reading the poem aloud.
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Many authors admit to feeling page fright at literary readings.
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She felt a wave of page fright before her speech.
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Do you ever experience page fright during presentations?
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He struggled to overcome his page fright before giving the keynote speech.
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Her page fright faded as soon as she started reading the poem aloud.
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Many authors admit to feeling page fright at literary readings.
Synonyms
88
1.5
A sudden strong feeling of fear when you expect danger
32
4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
22
3.9
Nervousness before you perform or speak in front of people
Antonyms
How Nervous
272
2.3
22
3.9
36
2.7
- Informal
5
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'page' (written material) with 'fright' (fear), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer it means fear or nervousness related to pages or presenting written material. This compositional pattern is straightforward and parallels common English compounds (and similar patterns in other languages), making the meaning immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Page fright may come from the idea of 'stage fright' but for reading: imagine someone at the front of a room, staring at a page and feeling fright before they start to read aloud. That's why it means 'feeling nervous before speaking or presenting'.