What does Ego mean?
Definitions for Ego
ˈi goʊ, ˈɛg oʊego
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Princeton's WordNet
ego, egotism, self-importancenoun
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
self, egonoun
your consciousness of your own identity
egonoun
(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
GCIDE
egonoun
(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.
egonoun
egotism; as, a job requiring a diplomat without too much ego.
egonoun
self-esteem; as, he has an overinflated ego.
egonoun
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
Wiktionary
egonoun
the self, especially with a sense of self-importance
egonoun
the most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings
Etymology: From ego. Chosen by Freud’s translator as a translation of his use of German Ich as a noun for this concept from the pronoun ich.
Wikipedia
Ego
Ego is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for the deluxe edition of her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). The song was composed by Elvis Williams, Harold Lilly, and Beyoncé. "Ego" was officially remixed with additional vocals from hip hop artist, Kanye West. Initially planned to be released in January 2009 as the second urban single in the US along with the fourth US and third international single "Halo", the release of "Ego" was canceled and replaced by "Diva". "Ego" was later serviced as the third urban single, and fifth overall single in the US on May 19, 2009 alongside the sixth US and fourth international single "Sweet Dreams". "Ego" was originally written for singer Chrisette Michele, who turned it down. It was eventually proposed to Beyoncé who used it for the deluxe edition of I Am... Sasha Fierce. In the song, Beyoncé sings about her love for the "huge ego" of her love interest. "Ego" was generally well received by music critics, many of whom praised the fact that Beyoncé opted to show some of her vocal limitations in a part of the song. Critics also noted that "Ego" could even have been placed in either disc of I Am.. Sasha Fierce as it combines elements of both sides of Beyoncé's split musical personality. The remix version of "Ego" was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
ChatGPT
ego
Ego is a term used in psychology to refer to the aspect of an individual's self-concept that they view as their "self" or "I". It operates based on reality, balancing primitive desires and societal norms, and is primarily responsible for one's feelings, thoughts, and perceptions. In a broader context, ego can also refer to a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance, which can sometimes be perceived as self-centeredness or conceit.
Webster Dictionary
Egonoun
the conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; -- opposed to non-ego
Etymology: [L., I.]
Wikidata
Ego
In spirituality, and especially nondual, mystical, and eastern meditative traditions, individual existence is often described as a kind of illusion. This "sense of doership" or sense of individual existence is that part which believes it is the human being, and believes it must fight for itself in the world, is ultimately unaware and unconscious of its own true nature. The ego is often associated with mind and the sense of time, which compulsively thinks in order to be assured of its future existence, rather than simply knowing its own self and the present. The spiritual goal of many traditions involves the dissolving of the ego, allowing self-knowledge of one's own true nature to become experienced and enacted in the world. This is variously known as Enlightenment, Nirvana, Fana, Presence, and the "Here and Now". Eckhart Tolle comments that, to the extent that the ego is present in an individual, that individual is somewhat insane psychologically, in reference to the ego's nature as compulsively hyper-active and compulsively self-centered. However, since this is the norm, it goes unrecognised as the source of much that could be classified as insane behavior in everyday life. In South Asian traditions, the state of being trapped in the illusory belief that one is the ego is known as maya or samsara.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ego
ē′gō, n. the 'I,' that which is conscious and thinks.—ns. E′gōism (phil.), the doctrine that we have proof of nothing but our own existence: (ethics), the theory of self-interest as the principle of morality: selfishness; E′gōist, one who holds the doctrine of egoism: one who thinks and speaks too much of himself.—adjs. Egōist′ic, -al, pertaining to or manifesting egoism.—ns. Egō′ity, the essential element of the ego; E′gōtheism, the deification of self.—v.i. E′gotise, to talk much of one's self.—ns. E′gotism, a frequent use of the pronoun I: speaking much of one's self: self-exaltation; E′gotist, one full of egotism.—adjs. Egotist′ic, -al, showing egotism: self-important: conceited.—adv. Egotist′ically. [L. ego, I.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ego
and Non-Ego (i. e. I and Not-I, or Self and Not-Self), are terms used in philosophy to denote respectively the subjective and the objective in cognition, what is from self and what is from the external to self, what is merely individual and what is universal.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ego
The conscious portion of the personality structure which serves to mediate between the demands of the primitive instinctual drives, (the id), of internalized parental and social prohibitions or the conscience, (the superego), and of reality.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
EGO
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ego is ranked #89403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Ego surname appeared 207 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ego.
73.4% or 152 total occurrences were White.
15.9% or 33 total occurrences were Asian.
4.3% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
3.3% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.9% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
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British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Ego' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3047
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Ego' in Nouns Frequency: #2943
Anagrams for Ego »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Ego in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Ego in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Ego in a Sentence
Let’s be honest about this. There were beds in the Javits Center. The USSS Comfort was being sent up by the Trump administration in the Hudson over here to make sure that New Yorkers had the space and the beds, what killed those 9,000 senior New Yorkers was nothing more, nothing else, than Andrew Cuomo’s ego. That’s what killed them. He did not want anyone else to get a political win but himself.
I think that in order to win a World Cup we all have to give up a little bit of our own selves to be able to do that and I think checking your ego at the door is probably one of the biggest and important keys to winning a world championship, we have some stars, but I think it's going to be important that no matter who is on the field that we've created a bond and a chemistry that is unwavering and something we can hold on to throughout the World Cup.
For some of these people, it was kind of a demented social club. For some, it was about ego and bravado — who could kill the biggest? The most? for some people, it’s what their family did.
Your arrogance sparked a movement that has grown to thousands of women taking back their self esteem and proudly standing up for what is morally right, thank you for your enormous ego and arrogance, for without it we might not be here today.
Do you ever see people buy cars that they can't even begin to buy in terms of their income? You've seen people riding around in Cadillacs and Chryslers who don't earn enough to have a good T-Model Ford. But it feeds a repressed ego.
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- الأنا, اناArabic
- joCatalan, Valencian
- já, egoCzech
- egoDanish
- Ich, EgoGerman
- εγώGreek
- egoSpanish
- نفسPersian
- minä, egoFinnish
- moiFrench
- אגוHebrew
- अहं, अहंकारHindi
- egoHungarian
- diriIndonesian
- egoItalian
- אגוHebrew
- 自我, エゴJapanese
- 자아Korean
- ego, idemLatin
- egoDutch
- egoNorwegian Nynorsk
- egoNorwegian
- egoPolish
- egoPortuguese
- ego-ulRomanian
- эго, яRussian
- jȃ, јa, ȇgo, е̑гоSerbo-Croatian
- egoSwedish
- ஈகோTamil
- అహంTelugu
- อาตมาThai
- benlikTurkish
- اناUrdu
- cái tôiVietnamese
- יךYiddish
- 自我Chinese
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