social anxieties
Fear of judgment
Social anxieties are fears or discomforts about social situations—meeting strangers, speaking in groups, being judged by others.
The plural emphasizes multiple sources or instances of worry: Her social anxieties made networking events exhausting.
The singular form *social anxiety* often names the clinical condition, while the plural tends toward everyday description of various worries about social interaction.
- fear of judgmentAnxiety about others' assessments
- neurosisFunctional mental disorder
- agoraphobiaFear of public spaces
- shynessTendency toward social timidity
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
awkward silence · small talk · stammering · fear · being watched · blushing · sweaty palms · insecurity · avoidance · nervousness · public scrutiny · embarrassment · hypervigilance · inner critic · apprehension · falling out · rumination · identity crisis
social anxietiescomposure
Emotional self-control
equanimity · unflappability · nonchalance · sangfroid · relaxation
social anxietiesextroversion
Outward-focused temperament
gregariousness · outgoingness · sociability · extraversion · conviviality
social anxietiesself-possession
Calm control of oneself
social security · self-assurance · self-confidence · secure attachment · sense of belonging
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