Stage Fright (Noun)
Meaning
Fear that affects a person about to face an audience.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- She was plagued by stage fright every time she had to give a presentation to a large crowd.
- After years of performing, the actress still got a bad case of stage fright before each show.
- As soon as he stepped onto the stage in front of the packed auditorium, stage fright took over and he forgot his lines.
- The young musician's stage fright made him nervous and shaky, causing him to hit several wrong notes during the concert.
- Her stage fright was so severe that she almost didn't make it to the microphone to accept her award.