(thing) by tim_three Sat Mar 18 2000 at 21:26:11


  1. ironic anxiety caused by the juxtaposition of the feeling that something is too easy, combined with the fear that it will, nevertheless, be difficult.
  2. fear of failure at something easy, leading one to make the task more difficult to give an excuse for failure
  3. fear that you are doing something wrong because it is too easy e.g.: a final exam
  4. fear that someting is not worthwhile because, in good american values you can't get something for nothing
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