What does stage fright mean? Is it an idiom?

[DeyaT]

ESL/EFL Test "Stages", question 6

It's quite normal when you make your first speech in public to suffer from stage ..........

(a) fear
(b) nerves
(c) fright
(d) anxiety

ESL/EFL Test "Stages", answer 6

It's quite normal when you make your first speech in public to suffer from stage fright.

Correct answer: (c) fright
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Hi,
Is stage fright the same as stage fever?

Deya

[Alan]

Hi,

This means frightened to go on the stage.

Alan
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