selfâconscious
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SELFâCONSCIOUS
[more selfâconscious; most selfâconscious]
1
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uncomfortably nervous about or embarrassed by what other people think about you
— often + about
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She's self-conscious whenever she has to give a speech.
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He's very self-conscious about his appearance.
2
usually disapproving
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done in a way that shows an awareness of the effect that is produced
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done in a deliberate way
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the self-conscious irony in the play
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a self-conscious attempt to win people's sympathy
— selfâconsciously
adverb-
He self-consciously smoothed his hair.
