self-consciousness

self-con·scious (s

adj.

1. Aware of oneself as an individual or of one's own being, actions, or thoughts.

2. Socially ill at ease: The self-conscious teenager sat alone during lunch.

3. Excessively conscious of one's appearance or manner: The self-conscious actor kept fixing his hair.

4. Showing the effects of self-consciousness; stilted: self-conscious prose.

self-conscious·ly adv.

self-conscious·ness n.

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Noun	1.	self-consciousness - embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you uncomfortableness, uneasiness embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
	2.	self-consciousness - self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you self-awareness - awareness of your own individuality unselfconsciousness - the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself; "he had the unselfconsciousness of a child"

Translations

self-consciousness [ˌselfˈkɒnʃəsnɪs] N → timidez f, inseguridad f

self-consciousness [ˌsɛlfˈkɒnʃəsnɪs] n → disagio, imbarazzo

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At first, on sitting down to table, we had grown momentarily shy, with one of those sudden freaks of self-consciousness which occasionally surprise one, when, midway in some slightly unconventional situation to which the innocence of nature has led us, we realise it--"for an instant and no more.

The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context

He discussed the most intimate matters with a complete lack of self-consciousness.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

He knew love, sorrow, joy, wrath, pride, self-consciousness, humour.

Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context

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Self-Consistent Ornstein Zernike Approximation
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