self-conscious

[ self-kon-shuh s, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈkɒn ʃəs, ˌsɛlf- /

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adjective

excessively aware of being observed by others.

conscious of oneself or one's own being.

Words nearby self-conscious

self-concept, self-conception, self-confessed, self-confidence, self-congratulation, self-conscious, self-consecration, self-consequence, self-consistent, self-contained, self-containment

Origin of self-conscious

First recorded in 1670–80

OTHER WORDS FROM self-conscious

self-con·scious·ly, adverbself-con·scious·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for self-conscious

Colors more likely to be seen during Carnival in Rio than on any self-conscious American are hits.
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Rowe said Jackson was self-conscious about his skin troubles and often likened himself to the Elephant Man.
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The audience responded with self-conscious groans and moans as if to suggest that Meyers had crossed some sacred line.
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The Great War was a self-conscious war, he says: “the story of effects generating their cause.”
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But instead of evoking luxurious joy, the result was labored and self-conscious.
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She had small chance to indulge in reflection, for at her first self-conscious move he reached swiftly and caught her hand.
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It came; and—self-conscious, as if he were being married himself—he directed the chauffeur where to drive.
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He is really a childish, self-conscious creature, with a very decided dash of vulgarity.
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He never had any self-conscious impulse to conceal his admiration for Grace.
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My dressing-room mates were typical show-girls; manir, self-conscious and always on parade.
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British Dictionary definitions for self-conscious

self-conscious

adjective

unduly aware of oneself as the object of the attention of others; embarrassed

conscious of one's existence

Derived forms of self-conscious

self-consciously, adverbself-consciousness, noun

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self-conscious

adjective

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adjective

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