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self-conscious (adj.)
1680s, "aware of one's action or oneself," a word of the English Enlightenment (Locke was using it by 1690, along with self-consciousness "state of being aware of oneself, consciousness of one's own identity"), from self- + conscious. The morbid sense of "preoccupied with one's own personality, conscious of oneself as an object of observation to others" is attested by 1834 (J.S. Mill). Related: Self-consciously.
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Definitions of self-conscious
Dictionary entries near self-conscious
self-concept
self-confessed
self-confidence
self-confident
self-congratulation
self-conscious
self-contained
self-control
self-criticism
self-deception
self-defense