self-conscious
[adjective]
Synonyms: embarrassed, awkward, bashful, diffident, ill at ease, insecure, nervous, uncomfortable

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Contrasted words: unaware, unconcerned, blithe, easy, natural, spontaneous, unaffected
Related Words: self-aware, anxious, ill at ease, uncomfortable, uneasy, formal, stiff, stilted, artificial, mim, prim, exhibitionist, flaunty, ostentatious

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English Thesaurus: bashful, self-conscious, timid, reserved, introverted, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ˌself-ˈconscious adjective

1. worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
self-conscious about
Jerry’s pretty self-conscious about his weight.

2. self-conscious art, writing etc shows that the artist etc is paying too much attention to how the public will react to their work
—self-consciously adverb:
The boys posed rather self-consciously for the photo.
—self-consciousness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

self conscious
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look | become, get | make sb He studied her in a way that made her very self-conscious.
ADV. acutely, highly, horribly, painfully, very | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat
PREP. about He started to get self-conscious about his weight.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

bashful shy and not willing to say very much
self-conscious worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you
timid not brave or confident
reserved not liking to express your emotions or talk about your problems
introverted thinking a lot about your own interests, problems etc, and not liking to be with other people
withdrawn quiet and not wanting to talk to other people, especially because you are unhappy
antisocial not liking to meet people and talk to them
retiring formal not wanting to be with other people

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embarrassed feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public:
I was really embarrassed when I arrived at the party an hour early.
There’s no need to be embarrassed – you’ve got a lovely voice.
self-conscious embarrassed about your body or the way you look or talk:
Paul had always been self-conscious about his big feet.
uncomfortable unable to relax because you are embarrassed and not sure what to say or do:
There was a long silence and everyone at the table looked uncomfortable.
awkward /ˈɔːkwəd $ ˈɒːkwərd/ feeling embarrassed because you are in a situation in which it is difficult to behave naturally:
Teenagers often feel awkward in formal social situations.
There were some awkward moments when neither of us knew what to say to each other.
sheepish slightly embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or because you feel a little guilty:
Nigel came in late looking sheepish and apologetic.
red-faced embarrassed or ashamed – used mainly in newspaper reports:
A judge was left red-faced when his mobile phone rang in court.
mortified [not before noun] extremely embarrassed and ashamed because you realize that you have done something very silly or wrong:
He said he was mortified at the way his comments had been reported in the papers.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

self conscious
adj. Embarrassed; shy.
Edith has a freckled face and sometimes she is very self-conscious about it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲