self-conscious

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

shy
B2
self-aware
43k
abashed
bashful
22k

nervous

ashamed
B1
embarrassed
B2
diffident
edgy
C2

self-asserting

fidgety
46k
inhibited
38k
jerky
C2
jittery
28k
jumpy
C2
conscionable
nervy
neural
C2
petulant
39k
scrupulous
46k
self-assertive
conscientious
20k
awkward
B2
smile
A2
😄
timid
C2
unsure
C2

labour under a delusion

self-opinionated

be caught up in

conscious
C1
Translations

cohibido
timide
bedeesd
blo
bevangen
verlegen
gehemmt
befangen
vergonzoso
verlegen
embarrassé
timide
autoconsciente

αυτοσυνειδητός

νευρικός

Frequency

20k
Etymology

From self- + conscious.

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