social phobia

British  

noun

1. psychol a type of anxiety disorder characterized by shyness and heightened self-consciousness in particular social situations

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Example Sentences

The plaintiff’s former therapist, Victoria Burke, testified that she diagnosed Kaley with body dysmorphia and social phobia, a type of anxiety disorder, in her early teens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Intrigued by shyness, Zimbardo founded the Stanford Shyness Clinic to uncover the roots of anxiety, panic and social phobia.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024

Another, represented by a robotlike avatar and the username UncleTuskle, said that “as a person with social phobia, it’s easier for me to be here” than in a physical church.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2022

She smashed other taboos, too, hosting a TV series about how online abuse had contributed to her anxiety disorder and social phobia, in a country with a strong cultural resistance to discussing mental illness.

From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2019

Separation anxiety is more common in younger children, while social phobia tends to show up later in childhood “as peers become more important,” Alvord says.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2018