SOCIAL ANXIETY Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the phrase social anxiety. (exact relations)
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

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