paruresis

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paruresis

/ˌpɑːjʊˈriːsɪs/ UK
/ˌpɑrjʊˈrisɪs/ US
/ˌpɑrəˈrisɪs/ US

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From para- (“abnormal, defective”) + -uresis (“urination”). The term was coined by Williams and Degenhart in their 1954 paper "Paruresis: A survey of a disorder of micturition" in the Journal of General Psychology 51:19-29.

noun

uncountable The inability to urinate in the presence of others. Completely normal men who develop prostatitis will suddenly come down with urinary paruresis as one of their symptoms.
Similar: shy bladder, shy bladder syndrome, stage fright, performance anxiety

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Español	paruresis
Français	parurésie, urinophobie
Deutsch	Paruresis

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@misc{paruresis_2026,
  title = {paruresis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paruresis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}