self-consciousness

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Recent Examples of self-consciousness Additionally, the skin rashes that often accompany this disease can lead to feelings of embarrassment and self-consciousness. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Aug. 2025 In a society where a bright, full smile is synonymous with youth, health, and attractiveness, changes to oral appearance can trigger significant anxiety and self-consciousness. Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-consciousness
Noun
  • Explore philosophies that will give you a better self-awareness and get you closer to the true meaning of your life.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That self-awareness shows up in the relationship as authenticity.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Whether or not dogs have awareness of themselves as an individual and any sort of mirror self-recognition is still up for debate.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Like any literary work, the individual critical voice finds its echoes in the world at large, in readers’ self-recognition, in a sense of community.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • With a mind engaged in varied tasks, the time dedicated to art becomes sharper, less prone to the debilitating self-analysis that can derail artistic momentum.
    Kice Akkawi, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
  • Mills, a longtime associate of Fiona Apple, knows this territory well: the pointed self-analysis of an extremely sensitive person.
    Jenn Pelly, Time, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Barker shows him no mercy for his actions, but leaves the door open to darker introspection.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Full of big, shouty drill sergeants, lovable characters and deep introspection, the series is earnest and refreshing.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As school systems recalibrate how young people relate to their devices, forward-thinking business leaders can mirror this shift by creating environments where deep thinking, self-reflection and regulation, and authentic collaboration are once again the norm.
    Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
  • First, use assessments like CliftonStrengths or self-reflection to uncover your unique talents.
    Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are three invitations leaders can offer their direct reports: Play with the technology as a tool for self-observation.
    Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Anyone who has tracked their daily steps or worn a glucose monitor can testify that self-observation works.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Maybe the symptoms of his cognitive decline are inextricable from what seemed to you to be his general self-absorption and thoughtlessness.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Frost’s well is a modern version of Narcissus’ pool, and his poem is a meditation on self-absorption and its limits.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Self-consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-consciousness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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