English Explanatory Dictionary

self-conscious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Aware of oneself as an individual being.
  2. Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
  3. Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-self-conscious.wav

Word forms

self-conscious more self-conscious most self-conscious selfconscious

Etymology

From self- + conscious.

Derived words

self-consciously self-consciousness
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