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  • 11self-conscious — UK / US adjective 1) embarrassed or worried about how you look or what other people think of you Knowing they were watching me made me feel very self conscious. a self conscious laugh self conscious about: Jack was not in the least self conscious …

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  • 12self-conscious — adjective 1 worried and embarrassed about what you look like or what other people think of you: I hate wearing glasses they make me feel self conscious. (+ about): Jerry s pretty self conscious about his weight. 2 self conscious art, writing etc… …

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  • 13self-conscious — adjective Date: circa 1680 1. a. conscious of one s own acts or states as belonging to or originating in oneself ; aware of oneself as an individual b. intensely aware of oneself ; conscious < a rising and self conscious social class >; also&#8230; …

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  • 14self-conscious — adj. self conscious about * * * [ˌself kɒnʃəs] self conscious about …

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  • 15self-conscious — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get, grow ▪ make sb ▪ He studied her in a way that made her very se …

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  • 16self-conscious — {adj.} Embarrassed; shy. * /Edith has a freckled face and sometimes she is very self conscious about it./ …

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  • 17self-conscious — {adj.} Embarrassed; shy. * /Edith has a freckled face and sometimes she is very self conscious about it./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 18self-conscious — adj Embarrassed; shy. Edith has a freckled face and sometimes she is very self conscious about it …

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  • 19self-conscious — adjective he gave me a self conscious grin Syn: embarrassed, uncomfortable, uneasy, nervous; unnatural, inhibited, gauche, awkward; modest, shy, diffident, bashful, retiring, shrinking Ant: confident …

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  • 20Self-conscious emotions — Self conscious emotions, such as guilt, shame, embarrassment, and pride, are emotions that relate to our sense of self and our consciousness of others reactions to us. Developmental PsychologyDuring the second year of life, these new emotions&#8230; …

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