self-conscious

3 definitions found

self-conscious - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

self-conscious - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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 [syn: self-conscious, self-  aware
             ]
      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"

self-conscious - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-conscious":
     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