English noun: self-consciousness | |||
1. | self-consciousness (feeling) embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you | ||
Synonyms | uncomfortableness, uneasiness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | embarrassment | ||
2. | self-consciousness (cognition) self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you | ||
Broader (hypernym) | self-awareness | ||
Antonyms | unselfconsciousness | ||