ego

Ego is defined as the view that a person has of himself.

(noun)

See ego in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. egos

the self; the individual as self-aware
1. egotism; conceit
2. 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

Origin: L : see I

See ego in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. e·gos

The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.
In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
a. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit.
b. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Latin, I; see eg in Indo-European roots

Origin: . Sense 2, translation of German Ich

Origin: , a special use of ich, I, as a psychoanalytic term

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