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social phobia

/ˌsoʊʃəl ˌfoʊbiə/
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Definitions of social phobia
  1. noun
    any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)
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    types:
    androphobia
    a morbid fear of men
    gynophobia
    a morbid fear of women
    satanophobia
    an abnormal fear of Satan
    school phobia
    a child's sudden fear of attending school
    traumatophobia
    a morbid fear of battle or physical injury
    xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
    type of:
    phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosis
    an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
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