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stage fright

NOUN
fear of performing onstage
Synonyms
WEAK
aphonia aphonia clericorum aphonia paralytica aphonia paranoica bashfulness buck fever butterflies flop sweat freeze hysterical aphonia loss of speech mike fright mutism spastic aphonia

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Here, she discusses the jazz warm-up she’s used for decades, dealing with stage fright and loving the divas she plays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Anisimova was overcome by stage fright when she reached her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon last month, losing 6-0 6-0 in only 57 minutes against Poland's Iga Swiatek.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Speaking with somebody that I’ve talked to many times helps ease the sort of stage fright there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

“I swear to you, I felt so good during that performance,” says Peluso when I ask her if she experienced any stage fright.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

I was still scared, but it was somehow comforting to think that maybe stage fright was a trait I’d inherited from Dad; I wasn’t just some foundling, after all.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman