self-conscious
Use the adjective self-conscious to describe someone who is ill at ease or uncomfortable with himself. A self-conscious person might worry about how he looks or whether he's saying the right things.
Being self-conscious goes beyond just being aware of yourself — when you're self-conscious, you constantly question the way you appear to others. You might feel self-conscious when you stand in front of a group to give a speech, or when you're trying out for a movie or a play. The word first meant "conscious of one's own action" when it emerged in the 1680s, and by 1830s it had come to mean "preoccupied with one's own personality."
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aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts“self-conscious awareness”“"self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values"- D.M.Potter”synonyms: self-awareconsciousknowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
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excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior“self-conscious teenagers”“wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it”synonyms:uncomfortableconducive to or feeling mental discomfort
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