US /ˌsɛlfˈkɑːnʃəs/
adj Freq #19684

Meanings

  1. 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. 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.

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