self-conscious
Use Self-conscious in a sentence
ʃəs, ˌsɛlf- adjective
1.
excessively aware of being observed by others.
2.
conscious of oneself or one's own being.
Origin:
1670–80
1670–80
Related forms
self-con·scious·ly, adverb
self-con·scious·ness, noun
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| self-conscious | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unduly aware of oneself as the object of the attention of others; embarrassed |
| 2. | conscious of one's existence |
| self-'consciously | |
| —adv | |
| self-'consciousness | |
| —n | |
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Self-conscious
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Word Origin & History
self-conscious
1688, "aware of one's action," a word of the Eng. Enlightenment (Locke was using it by 1690), from self + conscious (q.v.). Morbid sense of "preoccupied with one's own personality" is attested from 1834 (in J.S. Mill).
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Example sentences
But only if it's the right kind of concentrated, self-conscious, deliberate practice.
The self-conscious poses of the characters seem meant to undercut easy interpretation.
But the upended positions that yoga required made her feel self-conscious.
Apparently few could take seriously the described food, the restaurant that prepared it, or the self-conscious reviewer.
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