self-conscious
adjective
self-con·scious
ˌself-ˈkän(t)-shəs 
1
a
: conscious of one's own acts or states as belonging to or originating in oneself : aware of oneself as an individual
b
: intensely aware of oneself : conscious
a rising and self-conscious social class
also
: produced or done with such awareness
self-conscious art
2
: uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others : ill at ease
self-consciously
adverb
self-consciousness
noun
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Candy was self-conscious about his weight, which was reported to be more than 300 pounds at one point.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Providing clients a safe space to share their secrets, express their feelings and clarify their needs was the ideal solution to self-conscious fear and shame.
—Nicki J. Monti, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The social media content creator and actress, who is from Assyrian and Bulgarian descent, was already self-conscious in grade school that her name didn’t fall into the Mary and Sue categories like the other kids’ names.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Excuse the cynicism, but this is the sort of combination of touchy-feely button-pushing and self-conscious peculiarity that’s meant to seem significant and profound that will bring out your inner rom-com Grinch.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Providing clients a safe space to share their secrets, express their feelings and clarify their needs was the ideal solution to self-conscious fear and shame.
—Nicki J. Monti, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The social media content creator and actress, who is from Assyrian and Bulgarian descent, was already self-conscious in grade school that her name didn’t fall into the Mary and Sue categories like the other kids’ names.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Excuse the cynicism, but this is the sort of combination of touchy-feely button-pushing and self-conscious peculiarity that’s meant to seem significant and profound that will bring out your inner rom-com Grinch.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Self-conscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-conscious. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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