shy bladder
noun
variants
or shy bladder syndrome
medicine
: paruresis
The fear of urinating in the presence of others (even when you're safely locked in a bathroom stall) actually has a name: paruresis, otherwise known as shy bladder syndrome.—
The Oprah Magazine
The Oprah MagazineI should have pushed him to drink more water that day because it was a scorcher and because I know (due to his shy bladder) he only drinks the bare minimum to get by.—Mike Myers
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“Shy bladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shy%20bladder. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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