noun
- a person who has an irrational fear of speaking in public or of using words
Usage: informal; formed from Greek glossa (tongue/language) + phobos (fear)
Examples
- As a glossophobe, she dreaded the presentation and spent weeks preparing.
- The glossophobe avoided public speaking at all costs.
- His glossophobia made him a glossophobe who struggled with oral reports.
- Many glossophobes find written communication easier than speaking aloud.
- The support group helped glossophobes overcome their fear of language use.