self-conscious
Definitions
- Aware of oneself as an individual being.
- Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
- Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.
Equivalents
Françaisintrospectif
12 more languages
Gaeilgeféin-chomhfhiosach
עבריתנבוך
Magyarfélénk
Bahasa Indonesiaswasadar
Italianoautocosciente
Portuguêsautoconsciente
Svenskasjälvmedveten
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.[…]””
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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