stage fright

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noun

nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience.

Origin of stage fright

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby stage fright

stage-dive, stage door, stage-door Johnny, stage-driver, stage effect, stage fright, stagehand, stage left, stage-manage, stage manager, stage pocket

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Example sentences from the Web for stage fright

The tactical lessons conned in his tent would vanish in a sort of stage-fright when he tried to practise them in public.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1|Jacob Dolson Cox
You can never attain freedom from stage-fright by reading a treatise.
The Art of Public Speaking|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
She had stage-fright of all these great people so overdressed when she was not even underclothed.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
A slight attack of stage-fright in that round on the part of Clearfield aided the home players.
The Lucky Seventh|Ralph Henry Barbour

My goddesses were very pretty yesterday, the eventful day, but they were dying with stage-fright; however, everything passed well.
Letters to an Unknown|Prosper Mrime

British Dictionary definitions for stage fright

stage fright

noun

nervousness or panic that may beset a person about to appear in front of an audience

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with stage fright

stage fright

Acute nervousness when performing or speaking before an audience, as in When John first had to present his findings to the board of directors, stage fright made him stutter. [Second half of 1800s]

单词	stage fright
释义	stage fright SEE SYNONYMS FOR stage fright ON THESAURUS.COM noun nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience. Origin of stage fright First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby stage fright stage-dive, stage door, stage-door Johnny, stage-driver, stage effect, stage fright, stagehand, stage left, stage-manage, stage manager, stage pocket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stage fright The tactical lessons conned in his tent would vanish in a sort of stage-fright when he tried to practise them in public. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1\|Jacob Dolson Cox You can never attain freedom from stage-fright by reading a treatise. The Art of Public Speaking\|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein She had stage-fright of all these great people so overdressed when she was not even underclothed. We Can't Have Everything\|Rupert Hughes A slight attack of stage-fright in that round on the part of Clearfield aided the home players. The Lucky Seventh\|Ralph Henry Barbour My goddesses were very pretty yesterday, the eventful day, but they were dying with stage-fright; however, everything passed well. Letters to an Unknown\|Prosper Mrime British Dictionary definitions for stage fright stage fright noun nervousness or panic that may beset a person about to appear in front of an audience Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with stage fright stage fright Acute nervousness when performing or speaking before an audience, as in When John first had to present his findings to the board of directors, stage fright made him stutter. [Second half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to stage fright bashfulness, freeze, aphonia, buck fever, butterflies, flop sweat, mike fright, mutism
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stage fright

noun

Origin of stage fright

Words nearby stage fright

Example sentences from the Web for stage fright

British Dictionary definitions for stage fright

noun

Idioms and Phrases with stage fright

Words related to stage fright