overconscious

adj

overconscious

adj

Etymology From over- + conscious.

1

Excessively conscious.

A child whose activities are largely determined by a parent's bidding may be overconscious of the necessity to please other people and may fail to develop personal enthusiasms and interests.1999, Robert J. Sternberg, Handbook of Creativity, page 437:

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