ego
ego definition
ego (ē′gō, eg′ō)
noun pl. egos e′gos
- the self; the individual as self-aware
- egotism; conceit
- self-esteem; self-respect
- Philos. the self, variously conceived as a spiritual substance on which experience is superimposed, the series of acts and mental states introspectively recognized, etc.
- Psychoanalysis 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
Etymology: L : see I
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