self-conscious
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlfˈkɒnʃəs/
:
cohibido
- I am very self conscious about my buck teeth.
- feel self-conscious
- become self-conscious
- more self-conscious
And when it's turned up, they tend to be more self aware, self-conscious and less creative.
- And when it's turned up, they tend to be more self aware, self-conscious and less creative.
- Don't be self-conscious and don't beat yourself up.
- And so feeling that self-conscious about my body, especially when I was naked.
- It makes you a little self-conscious I guess.
- Like it was nice to have the main character be this like kind of old self-conscious unhappy man.
- I was always a very self-conscious kid.
- We say I'm feeling self-conscious, right?
- They tend to attend church more regularly, own more guns, don't feel self-conscious saluting the flag.
- And like, am I sitting in a weird way, you know, like just being self-conscious in general, right?
- So I think just, you know, be a bit more conscious, be more conscious and less self-conscious.
Examples
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The other aspect that I think is that we are all often very self-conscious about how we're being perceived.
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I feel self-conscious about getting dressed up.
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And they were so self-conscious about their hair.
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I was self-conscious about it.
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We feel, you know, less self-conscious and exposed when on the Internet.
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I am very self-conscious about having these dark spots.
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"Hand me that pillow, will you?" The other woman gave her a slight, self-conscious smile.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mother laughed a loud, self-conscious laugh, but her eyes closed with pleasure.
Fiction book (1994) -
So you know when you're walking past a group of people, you hear them laughing, you sometimes get that paranoid self-conscious feeling?
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When giving a speech, he felt very self-conscious about his voice shaking in front of the audience.
Synonyms
343
1.0
Nervous and likely to avoid people or new situations
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2.7
Feeling embarrassed or uncomfortable in social situations
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1.1
Feeling awkward, shy, or ashamed because of something you did
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3.4
Not confident about yourself or your skills
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3.2
You feel worried and not relaxed
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3.2
Shy and easily embarrassed, avoiding attention
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4.0
Feeling embarrassed and a little shy because of a mistake
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5.5
Feeling uncomfortable or nervous around other people
1
8.6
Feeling nervous and lacking confidence in new situations
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6.5
Feeling or showing shame and embarrassment
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4.0
Feeling unsure about yourself or your abilities
Antonyms
How Self-Conscious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-conscious comes from self ('your own person') and conscious ('aware'), so it literally means being very aware of yourself. So, think of it like feeling a spotlight on you; that strong self-awareness explains the nervous or uncomfortable feeling when you think others are watching.