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Synonyms for self-consciousness

  • noun

Most common

uneasiness uncomfortableness self-awareness introspection shyness

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Noun

1. Uneasiness

uneasiness, uncomfortableness

Other

self-awareness, shyness, introspection

Antonyms

unselfconsciousness

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The awareness of the self as an entity.

Related words

Other spellings
selfconsciousness

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or Self-Consciousness?

Self-consciousness is the keeping of one's thoughts upon oneself, with the constant anxious question of what others will think.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • uneasiness He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.
  • shyness His shyness made public speaking a torment to him.

By length

7 letters
shyness2
10 letters
uneasiness4
13 letters
introspection4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shyness2 = 2 syllables).