self-consciousness
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self-consciousness
- /ˌsɛlfˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ US
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From self- + consciousness.
noun
- The awareness of the self as an entity. [A]nd that one great and all-important occasion and provocative of these beliefs was actually the rise of self-consciousness — that is, the coming of the mind to a more or less distinct awareness of itself and of its own operation, and the consequent development and growth of Individualism, and of t
- Shyness; a feeling of unease in social situations. Adam Gopnik has, by many accounts, including his own, a lovely life. A longtime staff writer for the New Yorker and bestselling author, Gopnik lives in Manhattan with his wife, Martha, a film-maker, and their two children, and he moves in the kind of circles that allow him to drop casual lines into
Similar: self-awareness, shyness
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noun
Similar: self-awareness, shyness
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noun awareness of the self as an entity
| Español | autoconsciencia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 自己意識 jiko ishiki |
| 中文 | 自我意識 /自我意识 zìwǒ yìshí |
| Français | conscience de soi |
| Deutsch | Selbstbewusstsein |
| Italiano | autocoscienza |
| Русский | самосозна́ние samosoznánije, самоосмысле́ние samoosmyslénije |
noun shyness
| Español | timidez, inseguridad, autoconciencia, cohibición |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 自己意識 jiko ishiki |
| 中文 | 羞怯 xiūqiè, 社交不安感 |
| Français | timidité |
| Deutsch | Befangenheit, Gehemmtheit, Verlegenheit |
| Italiano | impaccio |
| Русский | засте́нчивость zasténčivostʹ |
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