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Definition of self-conscious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

self-conscious

adjective
 
/ˌself ˈkɒnʃəs/
 
/ˌself ˈkɑːnʃəs/
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  1. self-conscious (about something) nervous or embarrassed about your appearance or what other people think of you
    • He's always been self-conscious about being so short.
    • She was a shy, self-conscious girl.
    Extra Examples
    • He studied her in a way that made her very self-conscious.
    • Taken aback by her frankness, he gave a little self-conscious laugh.
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • about
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  2. (often disapproving) done in a way that shows you are aware of the effect that is being produced
    • The humour of the play is self-conscious and contrived.
  3. opposite unselfconscious
See self-conscious in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee self-conscious in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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