'EGO' definitions:
Definition of 'ego'
(from WordNet)
noun
An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others [syn: ego, egotism, self-importance]
noun
Your consciousness of your own identity [syn: self, ego]
noun
(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
Definition of 'ego'
From: GCIDE
- ego \e"go\, n.; pl. egos. [L., I.] 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. (Psychoanalysis) 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. [PJC]
- 3. egotism; as, a job requiring a diplomat without too much ego. [PJC]
- 4. self-esteem; as, he has an overinflated ego. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'ego'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alter,
- alter ego,
- alterum,
- anima,
- anima humana,
- atman,
- ba,
- better self,
- breath,
- breath of life,
- buddhi,
- coconscious,
- collective unconscious,
- conscience,
- conscious self,
- death instinct,
- divine breath,
- ego ideal,
- ego-id conflict,
- egocentricity,
- egocentrism,
- egoism,
- egoisticalness,
- egotism,
- egotisticalness,
- ethical self,
- foreconscious,
- he,
- heart,
- her,
- herself,
- him,
- himself,
- I,
- I myself,
- id,
- individualism,
- inner man,
- inner self,
- it,
- jiva,
- jivatma,
- khu,
- libidinal energy,
- libido,
- manes,
- me,
- mind,
- motive force,
- my humble self,
- myself,
- nephesh,
- number one,
- oneself,
- other self,
- ourselves,
- persona,
- personality,
- pleasure principle,
- pneuma,
- preconscious,
- primitive self,
- psyche,
- psychic apparatus,
- purusha,
- racial unconscious,
- ruach,
- self,
- self-centeredness,
- self-centerment,
- self-interest,
- selfishness,
- shade,
- shadow,
- she,
- soul,
- spirit,
- spiritual being,
- spiritus,
- subconscious,
- subconscious mind,
- subconscious self,
- subliminal,
- subliminal self,
- submerged mind,
- superego,
- the self,
- them,
- themselves,
- they,
- unconscious,
- unconscious mind,
- vital impulse,
- you,
- yours truly,
- yourself,
- yourselves
Acronyms for 'ego'
From: V.E.R.A.
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