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- noun A
fear of, oraversion to, crossing athreshold or entering a place, especially of a potential customer.
Etymologies
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From German Schwellenangst, from Schwelle ("threshold") + Angst ("anxiety").
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vendingmachine commented on the word Schwellenangst
Fear of crossing a threshold to embark on something new.
What's with the potential customer in the definition from Wiki?
June 5, 2018
bilby commented on the word Schwellenangst
I think the implication is that people who are afraid to enter a place, ie. cross a threshold, are afraid of trying something new. Hence they are difficult customers to entice.
June 5, 2018