SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does self-consciousness mean?
• SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS has 2 senses:
1. embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
2. self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you
Familiarity information: SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS (noun)
Meaning:
Embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
self-consciousness; uncomfortableness; uneasiness
Hypernyms ("self-consciousness" is a kind of...):
embarrassment (the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public)
Meaning:
Self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("self-consciousness" is a kind of...):
self-awareness (awareness of your own individuality)
Antonym:
unselfconsciousness (the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself)
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