self-conscious

adjective

self-con·scious | \ ˌself-ˈkän(t)-shəs

Definition of self-conscious

1a : 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

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self-conscious

adjective

self-con·scious | \ ˈself-ˈkän-shəs \

Kids Definition of self-conscious

: feeling uncomfortably nervous or embarrassed when in the presence of or when being observed by other people He's very self-conscious about his appearance.