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Noun: social phobia
  1. 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.)
    "His social phobia made it difficult for him to give presentations at work"

Derived forms: social phobias

Type of: phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosis

Encyclopedia: Social phobia