social anxiety disorder

See also: social-anxiety disorder

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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)

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social anxiety disorder (usually uncountable, plural social anxiety disorders)

  1. (clinical psychology, psychiatry) An anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.
    Synonyms: social anxiety, social phobia

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