Ego

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.
  • n. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
  • n. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit.
  • n. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the self, especially with a sense of self-importance
  • n. the most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as “I” by a person; -- opposed to non-ego.
  • n. that one of the three parts of a person's psychic apparatus that mediates consciously between the drives of the id and the realities of the external physical and social environment, by integrating perceptions of the external world and organizing the reactions to it. Contrasted with the id and superego.
  • n. egotism.
  • n. self-esteem.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The “I”; that which feels, acts, and thinks; any person's “self,” considered as essentially the same in all persons. This use of the word was introduced by Descartes, and has long been current in general literature.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. your consciousness of your own identity
  • n. (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
  • n. an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
  • Antonym
    non-ego    id    superego   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    psyche    nous    mind    head    brain    pride    pridefulness   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    egotism    self-esteem   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Oswego    Vigo    griego    latigo   
    Same Context
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