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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAutosufficiente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: auto-suffi-CHEN-te
"Si sentiva autosufficiente in mezzo alla folla."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Awareness of oneself as an individual, especially in relation to others.
"She felt self-conscious about her appearance at the party." - 2
Excessively aware of oneself as an object of observation.
"His self-conscious laughter made everyone else feel awkward."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'self-conscious' combines 'self', derived from Old English 'seolf', meaning 'one's own person', and 'conscious', from Latin 'conscious', meaning 'aware'. The phrase has evolved to describe a heightened awareness of oneself, particularly in social contexts, since the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-Conscious" is said worldwide
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Conscient de soi
Transliteration: kɔ̃sjã də swa
"Elle se sentait consciente d'elle-même lors de la réunion."
Selbstbewusst
Transliteration: ˈzɛlpstbəˌvʊst
"Er war sich seiner selbst während der Präsentation sehr bewusst."
Autosufficiente
Transliteration: auto-suffi-CHEN-te
"Si sentiva autosufficiente in mezzo alla folla."
Autoconsciente
Transliteration: aw-toh-kohn-SYEN-te
"Ella se sentía autoconsciente en la reunión."
Autoconsciente
Transliteration: aw-toh-kohn-SYEN-te
"Ele estava autoconsciente durante a apresentação."
स्वयं-चेतन
Transliteration: Svayam-Chetan
"वह सभा में स्वयं-चेतन महसूस कर रहा था।"
自我意识
Transliteration: zì wǒ yì shí
"她在聚会上感到自我意识。"
자기 의식
Transliteration: jagi uisik
"그녀는 모임에서 자기 의식을 느꼈다."
自己意識
Transliteration: jiko ishiki
"彼女は会議で自己意識を感じた。"
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