"speech fright" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speech frights [plural]
Etymology: From speech + fright. Etymology templates: {{af|en|speech|fright}} speech + fright Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} speech fright (countable and uncountable, plural speech frights)
  1. (uncountable) The fear of speaking in public, especially of giving speech presentations. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-speech_fright-en-noun-TkfDB7cT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43
  2. (countable, rare) A frightful incident brought about by one's fear of public speaking. Tags: countable, rare Synonyms: speech-fright, speechfright Related terms: stage-fright
    Sense id: en-speech_fright-en-noun-NhpV3M-N

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