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1. (adj.) self-conscious
excessively aware of being observed by others.
2. self-conscious
conscious of oneself or one's own being.
Etymology: (1670–80)
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| Definition of 'self-conscious' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) self-conscious, self-aware
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"- D.M.Potter
2. (adj) self-conscious
excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior
"self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"
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1. (adjective) self-conscious
showing that you are embarrassed about yourself
She stood on stage looking self-conscious.; a self-conscious teenager
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| Definition of 'self-conscious' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) self-conscious
conscious of one's acts or state as belonging to, or originating in, one's self
2. (adj) self-conscious
conscious of one's self as an object of the observation of others; as, the speaker was too self-conscious
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Sense: too easily becoming shy or embarrassed when in the presence of others
She'll never be a good teacher; – she's too self-conscious.
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 Afrikaans: selfbewus |
 Arabic: خَجول |
 Bulgarian: стеснителен |
 Brazilian: envergonhado |
 Czech: plachý |
 German: befangen |
 Danish: genert |
 Greek: αμήχανος, ντροπαλός |
 Spanish: cohibido, tímido |
 Estonian: uje |
 Farsi: خجالتي |
 Finnish: epävarma |
 French: intimidé |
 Hebrew: בַּיישָׁן |
 Hindi: संकोची |
 Croatian: smeten, pun hemunga |
 Hungarian: félénk |
 Indonesian: dirinya |
 Icelandic: feiminn; meðvitaður um sj |
 Italian: imbarazzato; timido |
 Japanese: 人目を気にする |
 Korean: 자의식이 강한 |
 Lithuanian: drovus |
 Latvian: kautrīgs; bikls |
 Malay: malu |
 Dutch: verlegenb |
 Norwegian: sjenert, keitet |
 Polish: nieśmiały |
 Persian: خجالتي |
 Pashto: خجالتی |
 Portuguese: envergonhado |
 Romanian: timid |
 Russian: застенчивый |
 Slovak: plachý |
 Slovenian: sramežljiv |
 Serbian: samosvestan |
 Swedish: generad, osäker, besvärad |
 Thai: ขี้อายง่ายจนเกินไปเมื่ออย |
 Turkish: mahcup, utangaç |
 Taiwanese: 容易害羞的 |
 Ukrainian: соромливий; незграбний |
 Urdu: اپنے رویے ، حلیے کی بابت |
 Vietnamese: e dè |
 Chinese: 难为情的，害羞的 |
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