self-conscious
adjective
self-con·scious
ˌself-ˈkän(t)-shəs 
1
a
: conscious of one's own acts or states as belonging to or originating in oneself : aware of oneself as an individual
b
: intensely aware of oneself : conscious
a rising and self-conscious social class
also
: produced or done with such awareness
self-conscious art
2
: uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others : ill at ease
self-consciously
adverb
self-consciousness
noun
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Lacking the self-conscious grimness of Arrow that initially kept it away from four-color adventures, The Flash was immediately liberated to go full comic book, kickstarting the small-screen answer to the MCU.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
As people have become self-conscious of their digital image, video studio designers, MCs, virtual background designers, and even plastic surgeons have found thriving new avenues for their businesses.
—thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
Berger made a cacophonous, confusing mess of the anti-war classic All Quiet on the Western Front back in 2022, and mistook its profound statements about the toll of conflict as an excuse for self-conscious seriousness drenched in bloody sturm-und-drang spectacle.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Initially, Greenlee was self-conscious about her scars, even bandaging her face before venturing out to watch Hopkins play.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
As people have become self-conscious of their digital image, video studio designers, MCs, virtual background designers, and even plastic surgeons have found thriving new avenues for their businesses.
—thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
Berger made a cacophonous, confusing mess of the anti-war classic All Quiet on the Western Front back in 2022, and mistook its profound statements about the toll of conflict as an excuse for self-conscious seriousness drenched in bloody sturm-und-drang spectacle.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Initially, Greenlee was self-conscious about her scars, even bandaging her face before venturing out to watch Hopkins play.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Self-conscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-conscious. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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