social phobia

/ˌsoʊʃəl ˌfoʊbiə/

Definitions of social phobia

1. noun

   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)
   types:

   androphobia

   a morbid fear of men

   gynophobia

   a morbid fear of women

   satanophobia

   an abnormal fear of Satan

   school phobia

   a child's sudden fear of attending school

   traumatophobia

   a morbid fear of battle or physical injury

   xenophobia

   a fear of foreigners or strangers

   type of:

   phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosis

   an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations