self-conscious

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌsɛlfˈkɑːnʃəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #19684

Meanings

1

adj
uncomfortably aware of how you look or behave in front of others

She felt self-conscious about her accent when she first moved abroad.
2

adj
aware of yourself as a thinking, feeling individual

Babies do not yet have self-conscious awareness of who they are.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · aware of yourself as a... self-aware

Word family

Forms self-consciously

Derived forms self-consciouslyself-consciousness

Etymology

From self- + conscious.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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