ego

CEFRC1

/ˈiɡo/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person's sense of their own importance or worth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person's self-esteem and opinion of themselves.

Examples

  • He has the biggest ego of anyone I've ever met.

  • You can never have too much ego.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈiːɡəʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.

  2. The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

  3. 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.)

More examples

In context

  • He has a huge ego.

  • the cousin of ego on the father's side

  • In the well adjusted person the ego is the executive of the personality and is governed by the reality principle.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.