Self-consciousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Self-consciousness \Self`-con"scious*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being self-conscious.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  self-consciousness
       n 1: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are
            critically aware of you [syn: {uneasiness}, {uncomfortableness}]
       2: self-awareness plus the additional realization that others
          are similarly aware of you [ant: {unselfconsciousness}]