'Self-conscious' definitions:
Definition of 'self-conscious'
From: WordNet
adjective
Aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; "self-conscious awareness"; "self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter [syn: self-conscious, self- aware]
adjective
Excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior; "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"
Definition of 'Self-conscious'
From: GCIDE
- 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 self-conscious. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'self-conscious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affected,
- anxious,
- apprehensive,
- artificial,
- awkward,
- bashful,
- confused,
- conscious,
- coy,
- demure,
- diffident,
- embarrassed,
- exhibitionist,
- formal,
- hesitant,
- ill at ease,
- inarticulate,
- insecure,
- mannered,
- modest,
- mousy,
- nervous,
- ostentatious,
- prim,
- reserved,
- retiring,
- self-effacing,
- shamefaced,
- shamefast,
- sheepish,
- shrinking,
- shy,
- skittish,
- stammering,
- stiff,
- stilted,
- timid,
- timorous,
- uncomfortable,
- uneasy,
- unsure