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self-conscious |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Conscious of one's self as an object of the observation of others as the speaker was too self-conscious. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: self-conscious adj 1: 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 2: 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"
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