ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
1.
a. : conscious of one's own acts or states as belonging to or originating in oneself : aware of oneself as an individual that experiences, desires, and acts
not only thinks, but he knows himself as thinking … is not only conscious, but he is self-conscious — Rufus Jones
b. : intensely aware of oneself or itself : conscious : deliberate
have been very self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values — D.M.Potter
this highly self-conscious poetical prose — Times Literary Supplement
2. : uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of the observation of others : ill at ease
wondered if there would ever be a time in his life when he could be untidy without being self-conscious about it — Jean Stafford
• self-consciously (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb