self-consciousness

Noun
Synonyms: uneasinessuncomfortableness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of youSynonyms: uneasinessuncomfortableness
  2. self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Self-consciousness \Self`-con"scious*ness\, n. The quality or state of being self-conscious. [1913 Webster]
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