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  • 1self-conscious — adjective 1. ) embarrassed or worried about how you look or what other people think of you: a self conscious laugh Knowing they were watching me made me feel self conscious. self conscious about: Jack was not in the least self conscious about his …

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  • 2self-conscious — 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ about n Someone who is self conscious is easily embarrassed and nervous because they feel that everyone is looking at them and judging them. I felt a bit self conscious in my swimming costume... Bess was… …

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  • 3self-conscious — UK / US adjective 1) embarrassed or worried about how you look or what other people think of you Knowing they were watching me made me feel very self conscious. a self conscious laugh self conscious about: Jack was not in the least self conscious …

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  • 4self-conscious — adjective 1》 nervous or awkward because unduly aware of oneself or one s actions. 2》 (especially of an action) deliberate and with full awareness. 3》 Philosophy & Psychology having knowledge of one s own existence, especially the knowledge of… …

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  • 5self-conscious — self consciously, adv. self consciousness, n. /self kon sheuhs, self /, adj. 1. excessively aware of being observed by others. 2. conscious of oneself or one s own being. [1670 80] * * * …

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  • 6self-conscious — self′ con′scious adj. 1) excessively aware of being observed by others 2) conscious of oneself or one s own being • Etymology: 1670–80 self′ con′sciously, adv. self′ con′sciousness, n …

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  • 7self-conscious — being aware of one s actions …

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  • 8ˌself-ˈconscious — adj 1) embarrassed or worried about how you look or what other people think of you 2) not successful in creating a particular effect because of being too obvious ˌself ˈconsciously adv ˌself ˈconsciousness noun [U] …

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  • 9self-conscious — adjective a) aware of oneself as an individual being b) uncomfortably over conscious of ones appearance or behaviour …

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  • 10Being and Nothingness — Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology (French: L Être et le néant : Essai d ontologie phénoménologique ), sometimes subtitled A Phenomenological Essay on Ontology, is a 1943 philosophical treatise by Jean Paul Sartre that… …

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