Children who experience teasing, bullying, rejection, ridicule or humiliation may be more prone to social anxiety disorder. In addition, other negative events in life, such as family conflict, trauma or abuse, may be associated with social anxiety disorder.
Also found in: Acronyms. and (that's) fine by me; (that's) okay by me; (that's) okay with me. That is agreeable as far as I am concerned. (The expressions with by are colloquial.) Sue: I'm giving away your old coat. Bob: That's fine with me.
: to make small changes to (something) in order to improve the way it works or to make it exactly right. fine-tune a TV set. fine-tune the temperature of the room. They're fine-tuning interest rates to achieve economic growth without inflation. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.