hyperconscious
Americanadjective
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While he focuses on his onscreen endeavors, Calva remains hyperconscious of the intersection of his characters with his Mexican identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
“I often felt awkward and hyperconscious, like people were staring at me or that I always had to be on my best behavior so that I represented the Army in a positive way.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Then, there are the Western brands, hyperconscious of both their costs and their reputations, which came under sharp attack after Rana Plaza.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2020
It’s an album hyperconscious of itself as a declaration that “I have arrived!”
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2019
Again, I became hyperconscious of certain minute details — the pull of the bar on my armpits, the rough, stringy texture of the grip tape in my palms — and not at all of others.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2013
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