Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
self-consciousness
IPA transcription: [s,ɛlfk'ɑnʃəsnəs]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
self-consciousness, uneasiness, uncomfortableness
Meaning:
embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
Usage examples
What is the cause of self-consciousness?
What is your observation regarding self-consciousness in children?
Say this to yourself sternly, and shame your self-consciousness into quiescence.
The Assertion And Denial Of The Will To Live, When Self-Consciousness Has Been Attained.
Far worse than self-consciousness through fear of doing poorly is self-consciousness through assumption of doing well.
Philosophers less pretentious and more worldly than these have sometimes felt, in their way, the absorbing force of self-consciousness.
Everything else is argument and opinion, and fluctuates with the vicissitudes, the self-consciousness, and the courage of the human mind.
Cope gained another stage on the way to self-consciousness and self-control. Entertainment was doubtless the basic curse of this household.
But the more successful he is in stuffing everything into his self-consciousness, the more desolate will the void become which surrounds him.
Apply horse-sense to ridding yourself of self-consciousness and fear: face an audience as frequently as you can, and you will soon stop shying.