Ego Definition
ēgō
egos
noun
egos
The self; the individual as self-aware.
Webster's New World
Egotism; conceit.
Webster's New World
Self-esteem; self-respect.
Webster's New World
That part of the psyche which experiences the external world, or reality, through the senses, organizes the thought processes rationally, and governs action: it mediates between the impulses of the id, the demands of the environment, and the standards of the superego.
Webster's New World
The self, variously conceived as a spiritual substance on which experience is superimposed, the series of acts and mental states introspectively recognized, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Ego
Noun
Singular:
ego
Plural:
egosOrigin of Ego
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New Latin from Latin I eg in Indo-European roots Sense 2, translation of German Ich a special use of ich I, as a psychoanalytic term
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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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”).
From Wiktionary
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From Latin ego (“I”).
From Wiktionary
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