self-conscious
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Zadie Smith quit keeping a diary because the exercise made her feel phony and self-conscious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Once I hit my teenage years and began being judged by my appearance, I became much less confident and more self-conscious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
"You're self-conscious about that. It will always be there."
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
“Growing up as a child of immigrants, I was kind of self-conscious about displaying too much of my culture,” she says between bites of spiral fried potato.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
She was surprised by how clumsy and self-conscious she was, after all she had learned and seen.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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