English Explanatory Dictionary

ego

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
  2. The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.
  3. A person's self-esteem and opinion of themselves.
  4. The individual from whose point of view a family tree or pedigree chart is drawn, or the reference point from whom kinship terminology is relative. (Used without the definite article the.)

Pronunciation

/ˈiɡo/ /ˈiːɡəʊ/ /ˈɛɡəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ego.wav /ˈiɡoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-ego.wav

Word forms

ego egos

Etymology

From Latin ego (“I”). Chosen by Freud’s translator as a translation of his use of German Ich as a noun for this concept from the pronoun ich (“I”). Doublet of I and Ich.

Synonyms

I Ich

Derived words

absolute ego alter ego auxiliary ego egoboo ego boost egoboost egocast egocentric egocentrically egocentricity egocentrism egocidal egocide ego death ego dissolution egodystonic ego-dystonic egoed ego-expansion egofag egofaggotry egofest egohood egoic egoical egoism egoist egoistic egoistical egoistically egoitis egoity egoless ego lifter ego lifting egolike egology ego loss egomania egomaniac ego-minded ego-mindedness egonomics egophony egophoric egoscan ego-self ego shooter egosurf ego surfing ego-surfing egosurfing egosyntonic ego-syntonic egotheism egotism egotist egotistic egotistical egotistically
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