scopophobia.

An intense fear of being looked at or watched by others.

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Words that belong together

• scopophobia in crowds
• describe scopophobia

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The memoir linked her fear of public spaces to scopophobia.

He described his scopophobia without claiming the strangers were actually watching him.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.