self-consciousadjective
uk/ˌselfˈkɒn.ʃəs/us/ˌselfˈkɑːn.ʃəs/C1 nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions:
He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent.
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- I always feel a bit self-conscious in a hat.
- Stop staring - you make me self-conscious.
- She's very self-conscious about her figure.
- He had very bad skin as a teenager and it made him painfully self-conscious.
- I always feel very self-conscious when I'm with him.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- be backward in coming forward idiom
- coy
- efface
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- introvert
- modest
- selfless
- shrinking violet
- shy
- shyly
- shyness
- unassuming
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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self-consciously
adverb uk/ˌselfˈkɒn.ʃəs.li/us/ˌselfˈkɑːn.ʃəs.li/
She blushed self-consciously when I complimented her.
self-consciousness
noun [ U ] uk/ˌselfˈkɒn.ʃəs.nəs/us/ˌselfˈkɑːn.ʃəs.nəs/