Phrase guide

social anxiety disorder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: clinical-psychology, human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: social anxiety, social phobia

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: sosiofobiya — an anxiety disorder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 社交恐懼症 /社交恐惧症 (shèjiāo kǒngjùzhèng) — an anxiety disorder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 社恐 (shèkǒng) — an anxiety disorder
  • Danish: socialfobi — an anxiety disorder
  • Danish: socialangst — an anxiety disorder
  • Finnish: sosiaalisten tilanteiden pelko — an anxiety disorder
  • French: anxiété sociale — an anxiety disorder
  • French: phobie sociale — an anxiety disorder
  • Galician: fobia social — an anxiety disorder
  • Galician: ansiedade social — an anxiety disorder
  • Georgian: სოციალური შფოთვითი აშლილობა (socialuri špotviti ašliloba) — an anxiety disorder
  • German: soziale Angststörung — an anxiety disorder
  • Italian: fobia sociale — an anxiety disorder
  • Italian: sociofobia — an anxiety disorder
  • Korean: 사회공포증 (sahoegongpojeung) — an anxiety disorder
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sosial angstlidelse — an anxiety disorder
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sosial fobi — an anxiety disorder
  • Polish: fobia społeczna — an anxiety disorder
  • Portuguese: fobia social — an anxiety disorder
  • Portuguese: sociofobia — an anxiety disorder
  • Russian: социофо́бия (sociofóbija) — an anxiety disorder
  • Spanish: trastorno de ansiedad social — an anxiety disorder
  • Spanish: ansiedad social — an anxiety disorder
  • Spanish: fobia social — an anxiety disorder
  • Swedish: social fobi — an anxiety disorder