self-consciousness

Questions about self-consciousness

What does self-consciousness mean?

self-consciousness means "embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in self-consciousness?

self-consciousness has 4 syllables: self--con-sciou-sness. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˌsɛlfˈkɑnʃəsnəs/.

What is another word for self-consciousness?

Close synonyms include uneasiness, uncomfortableness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of self-consciousness?

The recorded antonyms are unselfconsciousness.

Is self-consciousness a common word?

self-consciousness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with self-consciousness?

1 word rhymes with self-consciousness. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.