self-conscious

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Recent Examples of self-conscious Surgeries, hair loss, or scars can leave young women feeling self-conscious during a period of life when many of their friends are focused on starting relationships or families. Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 These books, like Sean Thor Conroe’s Fuccboi; Adem Luz Rienspect’s Mixtape Hyperborea; Tony Tulathimutte’s Rejection; Sebastian Castillo’s Fresh, Green Life; and most recently, Jordan Castro’s Muscle Man, all depict the male psyche as a pulsing wound of self-conscious neurosis. Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 Advanced students can find the famous tape of them performing at a Harvard mixer, doing a cute song about how self-conscious everyone felt around the opposite sex. Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025 Soboleva was self-conscious at first, screaming in public. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-conscious
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Adjective
  • Philly got embarrassed in loss at Giants last Thursday and use that as springboard here.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Buford was skeptical, dismissive, and maybe even a little embarrassed.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This uneasy detente between Matty and Olympia drives much of the rest of this episode’s plot.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Wichita police are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman reportedly taken by force early Sunday morning — an incident that has left neighbors uneasy.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Pay close attention to signs that a new sweater is uncomfortable or causing your dog pain.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Taking their uncomfortable seats were Josh Greenstein, president of marketing and production; Sanford Panitch, president of production; and Steven O’Dell, president of international marketing.
    Jay Glennie, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Self-conscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-conscious. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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