speech fright
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editspeech fright (countable and uncountable, plural speech frights)
- (uncountable) The fear of speaking in public, especially of giving speech presentations.
- 1958, Electrical West, volume 120, page 8:
- Do you know how Winston Churchill cured himself of speechfright? Yes, he used lo have it, just like most of us.
- (countable, rare) A frightful incident brought about by one's fear of public speaking.