self-conscious
excessively aware of being observed by others.
conscious of oneself or one's own being.
Origin of self-conscious
1Other words from self-conscious
- self-con·scious·ly, adverb
- self-con·scious·ness, noun
Words Nearby self-conscious
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How to use self-conscious in a sentence
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.
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Like Nate, the novel is literarily self-conscious, but Nate often reads to show off.
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For the first time in his life Gwynne felt self-conscious in putting his arm about a woman's waist for the waltz.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHe possessed the same personal charm as Tchaikovsky, but was far more sophisticated and self-conscious.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyFor the first time in her life she was self-conscious: I will wait for a more opportune time to tell him, she thought.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaShe was tall and stately, but I thought she walked too stiffly; she seemed self-conscious and artificial.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanSo that she looked up at her aunt in happy freedom from any self-conscious embarrassment.
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British Dictionary definitions for self-conscious
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, adverb
- self-consciousness, noun
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