as in embarrassed
concerned with the way one is perceived by others
He used to feel self-conscious about his belly.
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Recent Examples of self-conscious
But there’s something overripe about the image, a self-conscious baroqueness that troubles the line between humor and horror.
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The museum’s stuffiness reflects ‘Los Four’s’ self-conscious scruffiness.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
For some students, especially self-conscious teenagers, the prospect of not wearing deodorant can be anxiety-inducing, Abraham says.
—Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
Missionary’s concerted push for cross-pollinating radio markets while delivering the beefy, energetic music populating video-game soundtracks feels a bit self-conscious for a duo that earned these achievements a generation ago through sheer unruly magnetism.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The museum’s stuffiness reflects ‘Los Four’s’ self-conscious scruffiness.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
For some students, especially self-conscious teenagers, the prospect of not wearing deodorant can be anxiety-inducing, Abraham says.
—Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
Missionary’s concerted push for cross-pollinating radio markets while delivering the beefy, energetic music populating video-game soundtracks feels a bit self-conscious for a duo that earned these achievements a generation ago through sheer unruly magnetism.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-conscious
Adjective
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According to the poster, the woman's family members appeared indifferent or embarrassed by the spectacle.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Watts then reenacted her embarrassed response, with her head in her hands.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Seeing Riley gain so much notoriety and money made some people uneasy.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Turow doesn’t think of his characters as people, exactly, but keeps their continuing stories tucked inside his imagination and felt a little uneasy, leaving Rusty hanging like that.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The scene in the bedroom was way more uncomfortable.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2025
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But a new exhibit lays out an uncomfortable truth for the storied museum: Some of its collection was looted and sold on the illicit antiquities market with the help of a Colorado art scholar.—
Sam Tabachnik,
The Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Self-conscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-conscious. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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