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Meaning of stage fright | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.
    uncountable
  2. Synonym of paruresis.
    euphemistic, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština tréma
Ελληνικά άγχος
Français trac
Bahasa Indonesia demam panggung
日本語 舞台負け
한국어 무대공포증
Nederlands plankenkoorts
Polski trema
Português medo de palco

Examples

“I did some guest-speaking at the middle school last year, and I experienced some stage fright before and during my first presentation.”
“I got stage fright while doing a dance show for my school last year.”
“It is a very good training, and ofttimes will cure one of camera-fright, which is the silent sister to stage-fright.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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