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self-conscious
Aware of oneself as an individual being.
Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behavior.
💬 Quotations
“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. […]”
Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behavior; socially ill at ease.