noun
Meaning 1
The awareness of the self as an entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
self-consciousness
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
Shyness; a feeling of unease in social situations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unselfconsciousness
Broader terms: self-awareness
noun
Meaning 4
embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uneasiness, uncomfortableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: embarrassment
History
Etymology
From self- + consciousness.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: самосъзнание (samosǎznanie) — awareness of the self as an entity
- Chinese Mandarin: 自我意識 /自我意识 (zìwǒ yìshí) — awareness of the self as an entity
- Finnish: minätietoisuus — awareness of the self as an entity
- French: conscience de soi — awareness of the self as an entity
- German: Selbstbewusstsein — awareness of the self as an entity
- Ancient Greek: συναίσθησις (sunaísthēsis) — awareness of the self as an entity
- Italian: autocoscienza — awareness of the self as an entity
- Japanese: 自己意識 (jiko ishiki) — awareness of the self as an entity
- Macedonian: самосвест (samosvest) — awareness of the self as an entity
- Polish: samoświadomość — awareness of the self as an entity
- Russian: самосозна́ние (samosoznánije) — awareness of the self as an entity
- Russian: самоосмысле́ние (samoosmyslénije) — awareness of the self as an entity
- Spanish: autoconsciencia — awareness of the self as an entity
- Swedish: självmedvetenhet — awareness of the self as an entity
- Tamil: தன்னுணர்வு (taṉṉuṇarvu) — awareness of the self as an entity
- Thai: อัตพิชาน — awareness of the self as an entity
- Thai: ความสํานึกตน — awareness of the self as an entity
- Chinese Mandarin: 羞怯 (xiūqiè) — shyness
- Chinese Mandarin: 社交不安感 — shyness
- Finnish: ujous — shyness
- Finnish: arkuus — shyness
- French: timidité — shyness
- German: Befangenheit — shyness
- German: Gehemmtheit — shyness
- German: Verlegenheit — shyness
- Italian: impaccio — shyness
- Japanese: 自己意識 (jiko ishiki) — shyness
- Macedonian: трема (trema) — shyness
- Polish: nieśmiałość — shyness
- Polish: zakłopotanie — shyness
- Russian: засте́нчивость (zasténčivostʹ) — shyness
- Spanish: timidez — shyness
- Spanish: inseguridad — shyness
- Spanish: autoconciencia — shyness
- Spanish: cohibición — shyness
- Swedish: förlägenhet — shyness