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What does self-consciousness mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word self-consciousness? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The awareness of the self as an entity.
  2. Shyness; a feeling of unease in social situations.
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There are some great loopy monologues and absurd dialogues, with none of the usual self-consciousness.
The lights and cameras suggest a stage set, emphasizing the artifice and self-consciousness of representation the work is meant to suggest.
Her recent collages boast over-the-top, custom-made mats and frames that emphasize the works' extreme self-consciousness and formal control.
Movies about children always run the risk of cuteness, because kids often play to the camera with little self-consciousness.
Who else, after all, would describe the onset of puberty in terms of self-consciousness over performing Scottish dances?
She seems to remember what it's like being 13, and she embodies all the awkward enthusiasm and self-consciousness of adolescence.

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