self-conscious

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look | become, get

make sb

When everyone stared at her new haircut, it made Sarah feel quite self-conscious.

ADV

acutely, highly, horribly, painfully, very | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat

PREP

about

She felt self-conscious about speaking English in front of native speakers.

Definitions

adj

1

Aware of oneself as an individual being.

2

Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.

“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]”

3

Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and

self-aware

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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“Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very p

Wiktionary

02

Don't be self-conscious when you travel.

Tatoeba · #410591

03

Most men with receding hairlines are very self-conscious of it, but he makes light of his.

Tatoeba · #2063232

04

Tom became self-conscious.

Tatoeba · #2544607

05

I'm overly self-conscious.

Tatoeba · #2561190

06

You're too self-conscious.

Tatoeba · #2561191