Definition of "self-consciousness" [self•-con•scious•ness]

• The awareness of the self as an entity. (noun)
• Shyness. A feeling of unease in social situations. (noun)

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• "If, then, self-consciousness exists in man, it necessarily presupposes an absolutely _original_, therefore _unconditioned, self-consciousness_."
• "Sharon nearly blushed because it was true, despite all this self-consciousness."
• "Sitting at a table among the food stalls, we ate oxtails in a bright green broth, still gripped by that displaced self-consciousness, a feeling of formality, even with each other."