Social Anxiety Terminology

verb Staring is a present participle form of the verb 'stare', which means to look fixedly or intently at someone or something.

• She noticed him staring intently at the painting in the art gallery.
• Why are you staring at me like that?
• Stop staring, it's rude.
• The solution to the problem was right in front of her, but she couldn't see it because she was too busy staring at the details.

verb to cause someone to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

• Her public speaking skills were impeccable, never once abashing her in front of an audience.
• I hope I didn't abash you with my clumsy dance moves at the party last night.
• Don't let that rude comment abash you, just brush it off and keep moving forward.
• The storm's fury was so intense, it seemed to abash even the strongest of trees in the forest.