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
The goal here, in focusing on language, is not to shame anyone or to make people self-conscious about their use of words.
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
Sweeney’s Dennis is wry and self-conscious and gay, and Dylan O’Brien’s Roman is hunky, angry, and very straight.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
That freed you up to feel a lot less worried and self-conscious as an actress.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Like Ye’s 2016 album The Life of Pablo, its form continues to solidify even after release; like SOS, its core theme is addressing an imbalance between the outward celebrity and shot-caller and the long-suffering lover and sometimes self-conscious overthinker behind the scenes.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
Sweeney’s Dennis is wry and self-conscious and gay, and Dylan O’Brien’s Roman is hunky, angry, and very straight.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
That freed you up to feel a lot less worried and self-conscious as an actress.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Like Ye’s 2016 album The Life of Pablo, its form continues to solidify even after release; like SOS, its core theme is addressing an imbalance between the outward celebrity and shot-caller and the long-suffering lover and sometimes self-conscious overthinker behind the scenes.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-conscious
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Listen to this article The UConn men’s basketball team was embarrassed by Seton Hall at its place last season, and when the Pirates made the return trip to Gampel Pavilion, UConn got its revenge and blew them out by 30.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ho grew up embarrassed by her parents’ boasting of their collection to guests but would come to embrace it later.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The film follows Ne Zha, a demon child raised by humans, who must embark on a perilous quest to obtain an elixir to restore the body of his uneasy ally, the dragon prince Ao Bing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Based on the Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture Of The Gods), the story follows a demon child raised by humans, who forms an uneasy alliance with the dragon prince, Ao Bing, in an epic battle to protect their clans.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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The traditional process of quitting a job has always been a personal, often uncomfortable experience.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Video footage appeared to show Jin looking uncomfortable.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Self-conscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-conscious. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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