Dic: self-conscious

1. ADJ : usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about n

Someone who is self-conscious is easily embarrassed and nervous because they feel that everyone is looking at them and judging them.

• I felt a bit self-conscious in my swimming costume.     
• Bess was self-conscious about being shorter than her two friends.

2. ADJ

If you describe someone or something as self-conscious, you mean that they are strongly aware of who or what they are.[ FORMAL ]

• Putting the work together is a very self-conscious process.

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