self-conscious
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/ˌself ˈkɑːnʃəs/
🇬🇧
/ˌself ˈkɒnʃəs/
adjective
R
Feeling nervous or worried about how you look or what others think of you.
She felt self-conscious about her new haircut and kept touching it nervously.
R
Done in a way that shows you know the effect you are trying to create.
His self-conscious attempt to be funny made everyone feel awkward.
translation
Feeling nervous or worried about how you look or what others think of you.; Done in a way that shows you know the effect you are trying to create.