Function: adjective
aware of the scrutiny of others to the point of not appearing natural or spontaneous FF1C; felt self-conscious about wearing platform shoes FF1E;
Synonyms: affected, conscious, mannered
Related Words: self-aware; anxious, ill at ease, uncomfortable, uneasy; formal, stiff, stilted; artificial; ||mim, prim; exhibitionist, flaunty, ostentatious
Contrasted Words: unaware, unconcerned; blithe, easy; natural, spontaneous, unaffected