| Pronunciation: | | self 'kânshus
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- [adj] 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
- [adj] 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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SELF-CONSCIOUS is a 14 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | conscious, uncomfortable |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Self`-con"scious\, a.
1. Conscious of one's acts or state as belonging to, or
originating in, one's self. ``My self-conscious worth.''
--Dryden.
2. Conscious of one's self as an object of the observation of
others; as, the speaker was too self-conscious.
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