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Definitions

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

However, until 2016, when Carpenter first toured with his music, he was consumed with stage fright.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

What used to fuel her stage fright, she says, was her belief that there was a right way and a wrong way to perform.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

He also admitted that he had suffered stage fright and maybe even lost his bottle.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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