Meaning of self-conscious | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Aware of oneself as an individual being.
2. Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
3. Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.

Equivalents

Examples

““Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]””

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