self-conscious
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“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
So when Chris, self conscious around his older, cooler friends, blurts that he’s half Asian, I recognized my teenage self in him.
From Salon • Aug. 31, 2024
Jim says he felt self conscious when telling people he has had mouth cancer.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024
“At my age it isn’t easy. I’m almost 45. Honestly I despise the gym. I feel self conscious and anxious when I’m there.”
From Fox News • Nov. 27, 2018
There was a self conscious giggling among the hunters.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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