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self-conscious Meaning & Definition

What Does Self-Conscious Mean?

As an adjective, self-conscious means Aware of oneself as an individual being. It can also mean Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.

Self-Conscious in Brief

Part of speechadjective
Synonymsconscious and uncomfortable
Comparative / superlativemore self-conscious, most self-conscious

Self-Conscious Definition (Adjective)

  1. Aware of oneself as an individual being.
  2. Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
  3. Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.

Synonyms of Self-Conscious

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Word Forms & Grammar

self-conscious (comparative more self-conscious, superlative most self-conscious)

Words That Rhyme With Self-Conscious

Origin of Self-Conscious

From self- + conscious.

Questions People Ask About Self-Conscious

What part of speech is self-conscious?

Self-conscious is an adjective.

What is another word for self-conscious?

Close synonyms of self-conscious are conscious and uncomfortable. See the full list of self-conscious synonyms and antonyms.

What are the comparative and superlative forms of self-conscious?

The comparative form is more self-conscious and the superlative form is most self-conscious.

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