Ego

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ego \e"go\, n.; pl. {egos}. [L., I.]
     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
     "I" by a person; -- opposed to {non-ego}.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]


  
     2. (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}.
        [PJC]
  
     3. egotism; as, a job requiring a diplomat without too much
        ego.
        [PJC]
  
     4. self-esteem; as, he has an overinflated ego.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ego
       n 1: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
            [syn: {egotism}, {self-importance}]
       2: your consciousness of your own identity [syn: {self}]
       3: (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  97 Moby Thesaurus words for "ego":
     I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman,
     ba, better self, breath, breath of life, buddhi, coconscious,
     collective unconscious, conscience, conscious self, death instinct,
     divine breath, ego ideal, ego-id conflict, egocentricity,
     egocentrism, egoism, egoisticalness, egotism, egotisticalness,
     ethical self, foreconscious, he, heart, her, herself, him, himself,
     id, individualism, inner man, inner self, it, jiva, jivatma, khu,
     libidinal energy, libido, manes, me, mind, motive force,
     my humble self, myself, nephesh, number one, oneself, other self,
     ourselves, persona, personality, pleasure principle, pneuma,
     preconscious, primitive self, psyche, psychic apparatus, purusha,
     racial unconscious, ruach, self, self-centeredness,
     self-centerment, self-interest, selfishness, shade, shadow, she,
     soul, spirit, spiritual being, spiritus, subconscious,
     subconscious mind, subconscious self, subliminal, subliminal self,
     submerged mind, superego, the self, them, themselves, they,
     unconscious, unconscious mind, vital impulse, you, yours truly,
     yourself, yourselves
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  EGO. I, myself. This term is used in forming genealogical tables, to 
  represent the person who is the object of inquiry.