Social phobia is becoming more and more common among young people.
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usage
社恐 (shèkǒng) is the popular internet slang abbreviation for 社交恐惧症 (social phobia). Specific phobias replace 恐惧 with the feared thing: 恐高症 (acrophobia), 幽闭恐惧症 (claustrophobia).
grammar
The suffix 症 (zhèng) means 'disease/condition' and is added to many medical terms: 抑郁症 (depression), 焦虑症 (anxiety disorder).
