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SELF-CONSCIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior
Example:
wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it
Classified under:
Similar:
uncomfortable (conducive to or feeling mental discomfort)
Derivation:
self-consciousness (embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
Example:
self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values
Synonyms:
self-aware; self-conscious
Classified under:
Similar:
conscious (knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts)
Derivation:
self-consciousness (self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you)
