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self-conscious
[ self-kon-shuhs, self- ]
adjective
- excessively aware of being observed by others.
- conscious of oneself or one's own being.
self-conscious
adjective
- unduly aware of oneself as the object of the attention of others; embarrassed
- conscious of one's existence
Derived Forms
- ˌself-ˈconsciousness, noun
- ˌself-ˈconsciously, adverb
Other Words From
- self-conscious·ly adverb
- self-conscious·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-conscious1
Example Sentences
Bop had produced self-conscious artists who refused to bow to conventional assumptions of what was entertaining.
The thing you become self-conscious about is being manhandled.
Growing up, Trainor was very self-conscious about her curves, often wishing she could be svelte like her high school friends.
And so the visitor, feeling a little self-conscious, starts examining individual images.
Like Nate, the novel is literarily self-conscious, but Nate often reads to show off.
For the first time in his life Gwynne felt self-conscious in putting his arm about a woman's waist for the waltz.
He possessed the same personal charm as Tchaikovsky, but was far more sophisticated and self-conscious.
For the first time in her life she was self-conscious: I will wait for a more opportune time to tell him, she thought.
She was tall and stately, but I thought she walked too stiffly; she seemed self-conscious and artificial.
So that she looked up at her aunt in happy freedom from any self-conscious embarrassment.
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