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camera-shy

[ kam-er-uh-shahy, kam-ruh- ]

adjective

  1. unwilling or afraid to be photographed or filmed.


camera-shy

adjective

  1. having an aversion to being photographed or filmed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of camera-shy1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

Though neither the couple nor the guests seemed particularly camera shy.

Now 47-year-old Marina Berlusconi appears to be moving into politics—that is, if the camera-shy introvert really wants the job.

The governor is starting to make Kim Kardashian look camera-shy.

How difficult it must have been to coax the reclusive, camera-shy Mr. Clinton back to the spotlight.

Charity telephoned to ask Jim Dyckman to act, but he proved to be camera-shy and intractable.

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