SOCIAL ANXIETY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase social anxiety. (close relations)
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| awkwardness | nounn | |||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • the quality of an embarrassing situation • the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant • the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) • trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape | ||||||
| bashfulness | nounn | |||||
noun • feeling embarrassed due to modesty | ||||||
| diffidence | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of self-confidence | ||||||
| discomfort | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being tense and feeling pain • an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | ||||||
| embarrassment | nounn | |||||
noun • the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public • the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy) • some event that causes someone to be embarrassed • extreme excess | ||||||
| hesitancy | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something • a certain degree of unwillingness | ||||||
| inhibition | nounn | |||||
noun • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires • the quality of being inhibited • (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part • the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) | ||||||
| introversion | nounn | |||||
noun • the condition of being folded inward or sheathed • the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface • (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings | ||||||
| nervousness | nounn | |||||
noun • the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters • an uneasy psychological state • a sensitive or highly strung temperament | ||||||
| reticence | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary | ||||||
| self-consciousness | nounn | |||||
noun • embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you • self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you | ||||||
| shyness | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of fear of embarrassment | ||||||
| timidity | nounn | |||||
noun • fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions • fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities | ||||||
| withdrawal | nounn | |||||
noun • a retraction of a previously held position • the act of taking out money or other capital • the act of withdrawing • avoiding emotional involvement • the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. • the act of ceasing to participate in an activity • a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation • formal separation from an alliance or federation • the termination of drug taking | ||||||
| stage fright | nounn | |||||
noun • fear that affects a person about to face an audience | ||||||
