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self-conscious

adjective

1 self-conscious

Aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts:
— Self-conscious awareness.
— Self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values.

synonym: self-aware.

Roget 855: affected, full of affectation, pretentious, pedantic, stilted, stagy, theatrical, big-sounding, ad captandum; canting, insincere.    not natural, unnatural; ... show more

2 self-conscious

Excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior.


Moby thesaurus: affected, anxious, apprehensive, artificial, awkward, bashful, confused, conscious, coy, demure, diffident, embarrassed, exhibitionist, formal, hesitant, ill at ease, inarticulate, insecure, mannered, modest ... show more.

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