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dartitis

British  
/ dɑːˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. (in darts) nervous twitching or tension that destroys concentration and spoils performance

"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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The Asp has struggled with dartitis and confidence in the past 18 months but he reached his first Premier League finals night since 2021 last year and was pretty consistent.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

"I remember three or four years ago I was in Barnsley at the Metrodome struggling with dartitis and crying at a table," Van Veen told Sky Sports after beating Anderson.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2026

"The underlying mechanisms that cause dartitis are the same things that cause any other anxiety disorder," she said.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2024

After eight sessions, it seemed Kevin's dartitis had been cured.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2024

Pity the player who succumbs to so-called dartitis, the game’s version of the yips.

From New York Times Dec. 13, 2016

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