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self-conscious

[self-kon-shuhs, self-] / ˈsɛlfˈkɒn ʃəs, ˌsɛlf- /


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Emma said people with pouches could be self-conscious and sensitive and may be particularly concerned about being embarrassed during security checks.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Few things in movies happen by coincidence, and fewer still in a film so self-conscious as Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

As they watched themselves warbling, a camera captured the full array of their facial expressions—moans, groans and self-conscious laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

It takes the self-conscious element out of you because you’re so busy working on something else.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Jasper looked up at me with great eyes, humble, rather self-conscious.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier


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