stage fright
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3.9
- noun
- /steɪdʒ fraɪt/
:
miedo escénico
- She felt a wave of stage fright before stepping on stage to deliver her speech.
- performance anxiety
But if it's like normal stage fright, get over it.
- But if it's like normal stage fright, get over it.
- How he deals with stage fright, practicing while he dreams.
- They can be great and have stage fright.
- You you look forward to the adrenaline of the of the stage fright before you go out.
- It's like what Bill Duke was saying about stage fright.
Examples
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There can be many causes for stage fright.
Academic text (2008) -
I don't mind telling you, Qwill: I'm having stage fright about pouring tea for him.
Fiction book (2000) -
I think you just have a little stage fright.
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Maybe I have a little stage fright.
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What if I get stage fright and forget everything I learned?
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We all get stage fright sometimes.
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I love to sing, but sometimes in choir my stage fright gets in the way.
Academic text (2015) -
Some of the biggest stars never get over their stage fright, but if you have faith in yourself and your talent, the audience will want to like you.
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Over the years, I have found that many of my students who suffer severe stage fright express their anxiety as a fear of personal rejection.
Academic text (1997) -
The dancer inevitably developed a terrible case of stage fright and couldn't keep food down before a performance.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
88
1.5
A sudden strong feeling of fear when you expect danger
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4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
A feeling of nervousness before reading aloud or speaking in public
A feeling of being nervous and excited before going on stage
Antonyms
How Nervous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'stage' (a performance area) + 'fright' (fear); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to fear related to performing or speaking on a stage. This collocation is semantically transparent and cross-linguistically common, so the specific nuance (nervousness before performance) is readily predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Stage fright comes from the picture of a performer on a stage suddenly feeling strong fright and freezing in front of an audience. So it now means 'feeling very nervous or afraid' before or while speaking or performing.