- self-conscious
- {adj.} Embarrassed; shy. * /Edith has a freckled face and sometimes she is very self-conscious about it./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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self-conscious — adjective 1. ) embarrassed or worried about how you look or what other people think of you: a self conscious laugh Knowing they were watching me made me feel self conscious. self conscious about: Jack was not in the least self conscious about his … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-conscious — [self′kän′shəs] adj. 1. a) conscious or, esp., unduly conscious of oneself as an object of notice [a self conscious poet] b) awkward or embarrassed in the presence of others; ill at ease c) indicating embarrassment [a self conscious cough] 2.… … English World dictionary
Self-conscious — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Conscious of one s self as an object of the observation of others; as, the speaker was too… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-conscious — adj 1.) worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you self conscious about ▪ Jerry s pretty self conscious about his weight. 2.) self conscious art, writing etc shows that the artist etc is paying too much… … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-conscious — 1680s, aware of one s action, a word of the English Enlightenment (Locke was using it by 1690), from SELF (Cf. self) + CONSCIOUS (Cf. conscious). Morbid sense of preoccupied with one s own personality is attested from 1834 (in J.S. Mill) … Etymology dictionary
self-conscious — self conscious; self conscious·ness; … English syllables
self-conscious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) nervous or awkward because unduly aware of oneself or one s actions. 2) (especially of an action) deliberate and with full awareness. DERIVATIVES self consciously adverb self consciousness noun … English terms dictionary
self-conscious — index diffident, histrionic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-conscious — [adj] insecure with oneself affected, anxious, artificial, awkward, bashful, diffident, discomfited, embarrassed, ill at ease, mannered, nervous, out of countenance, shamefaced, sheepish, shy, stiff, stilted, uncertain, uncomfortable, uneasy,… … New thesaurus
self-conscious — 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ about n Someone who is self conscious is easily embarrassed and nervous because they feel that everyone is looking at them and judging them. I felt a bit self conscious in my swimming costume... Bess was… … English dictionary
self-conscious — UK / US adjective 1) embarrassed or worried about how you look or what other people think of you Knowing they were watching me made me feel very self conscious. a self conscious laugh self conscious about: Jack was not in the least self conscious … English dictionary
