crown-shy 

Fear, apprehension, or reticence at accepting ones intrinsic greatness

Elizabeth would be perfect for the lead role, why doesn’t she think so? I can only assume she’s crown-shy

crown-shy by dsflsf19 March 12, 2020

Clown-shy 

A learned or innate reservation, fear and/or repulsion for clowns or that which relates to or resembles clowns.

As much as David wanted to fulfill his dream of becoming a lion tamer, childhood memories of feeling terrified by Itchy Scoops the Clown at the annual local circus caused life-long clown-shyness that doomed him to a life in Information Technology.

Clown-shy by ahleec April 28, 2010