self-con·scious (s lf k nsh 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 youembarrassment - 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" |
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