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Vinony

self-conscious

adjective

  1. socially ill at ease, overly aware of oneself
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English conscious English self-conscious From self- + conscious.

  1. Aware of oneself as an individual being.
  2. Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.

    ““Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]””

  3. Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.