yips

/jɪps/
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Definitions of yips
  1. noun
    nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
    “to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting”
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    type of:
    stress, tenseness, tension
    (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
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