self-consciousness

as ininhibition
as in
as indiffidence
as inembarrassment

Synonyms for self-consciousness

noun restriction, hindrance

Antonyms for self-consciousness

Word Origin & History

1680s, "aware of one's action," a word of the English Enlightenment (Locke was using it by 1690), from self- + conscious. Morbid sense of "preoccupied with one's own personality" is attested from 1834 (in J.S. Mill). Related: Self-consciously; self-consciousness.

Example Sentences for self-consciousness

John had a sensation of self-consciousness when he heard the word "wife."

In fact, in his self-consciousness, Hamish a little overdid it.

He backed away, stiff-legged with self-consciousness, and tried to go around her.

He had the finest absence of self-consciousness that I ever saw.

Vere was almost as divinely free from self-consciousness as her father had been.

"Oh, but I have," Janet insisted, forgetting her self-consciousness for the moment.

He discussed the most intimate matters with a complete lack of self-consciousness.

There was not a sign of self-consciousness or embarrassment in her face or manner.

All this was said in a tone of soliloquy, without a trace of self-consciousness.

Girl gets into her teens, and her self-consciousness is born.

self-consciousness

Synonyms for self-consciousness

Antonyms for self-consciousness

More words related to self-consciousness

diffidence

egg on one's face

embarrassment

inhibition