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  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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