self-consciousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

self-consciousness
    n 1: embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are
         critically aware of you [syn: {self-consciousness},
         {uneasiness}, {uncomfortableness}]
    2: self-awareness plus the additional realization that others
       are similarly aware of you [ant: {unselfconsciousness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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