bashful bladder

noun

variants or bashful bladder syndrome

medical

: paruresis

Patients with bashful bladder typically are unable to void anywhere but at home and in private, which can adversely affect occupational options and can limit many aspects of life.

—Nancy Walsh

This may, however, present a problem for a few men who suffer from what has been called "bashful bladder syndrome," the fear of urinating in public.

—Joe Schwarcz

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above