Self-conscious

self-conscious

Someone who is self-conscious is easily embarrassed and worries about what other people think of them.
I stood there, feeling self-conscious.
Patrick is self-conscious about his thinness.


Patrick is self-conscious about his fatness/fattiness.

1. Patrick is self-conscious about his weight. (polite)
2. Patrick is self-conscious about the amount of fat he is carrying. (polite)
3. Patrick is self-conscious because he is fat. (somewhat blunt/direct.)

If someone is sure of their own abilities, qualities, or ideas, You do not say that they are 'self-conscious'. You say that they are confident , self-confident , or self-assured .
...a witty, young and confident lawyer.
She was remarkably self-confident for her age.
His comments were firm and self-assured.