as in embarrassed
concerned with the way one is perceived by others
He used to feel self-conscious about his belly.
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Recent Examples of self-conscious
There are traditions in Ireland where everyone gets up and sings without being overly self-conscious or worrying.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Sometimes, people feel self-conscious about bringing art supplies and independently drawing or painting at the arboretum, Tichenor said.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Gallardo doesn't want women fixated on their appearance or feeling self-conscious.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Victor communicates Agnes’s alienation by playing her as visibly self-conscious.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Sometimes, people feel self-conscious about bringing art supplies and independently drawing or painting at the arboretum, Tichenor said.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Gallardo doesn't want women fixated on their appearance or feeling self-conscious.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Victor communicates Agnes’s alienation by playing her as visibly self-conscious.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-conscious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-conscious
Adjective
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Democratic state legislators should be embarrassed too.—
Chris Powell,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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His grandmother felt embarrassed when guests noticed its absence, but to them, the house was still their castle.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The United States and China have settled into a steady state of pragmatic, if uneasy, détente.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Reading Zeller’s book, I was reminded that there is a kind of uneasy fellowship in this condition—a vast, involuntary community of people mapping out their lives between attacks, haunted by uncertainty but sustained in part by accounts like his.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Removing 55 books the governor’s political party is uncomfortable with is not ethical or legal.—
Robert Kesten,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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For some, the action echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint predominantly Black cities with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify police action.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Self-conscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-conscious. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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