self-conscious

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So he always appreciated the ability to point to his official biography on MLB.com, where he was listed at that critical height for the self-conscious male: 6-feet even.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I also feel very self-conscious whenever I chat to George when no-one else is around as I'm acutely aware that it's just me speaking aloud in an empty room to a chatbot.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 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

But it is dealing with like, “How much do I want to see? How self-conscious am I?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

I scoot closer to him and scroll down to my first wave of photos, self-conscious about my dirty fingernail for half a second before no longer giving a shit.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera