Meaning of ego | Babel Free

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1. The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
   countable, uncountable
2. The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.
   countable, uncountable
3. interested in oneself only. egosentries, selfgerig أناني، ذاتي المَرْكِز егоцентричен egocêntrico egocentrický egozentrisch egocentrisk; selvoptaget εγωκεντρικόςegocéntrico enesekeskne خودمحور itsekeskeinen égocentriqueאנוכי अहं केन्द्रिक, स्वार्थी egocentrik önző egosentris sjálfselskur egocentrico 自己中心的な 자기 중심적인 egocentriškas egocentrisks megah diri egocentrischegosentrisk, selvopptattegocentryczny خودخواه egocêntrico egocentric эгоцентричный egocentrický samoljuben egocentričan egocentrisk...
4. A person's self-esteem and opinion of themselves.
   countable, uncountable
5. selfishness. selfsug أنانِيَّه егоизъм egoísmo sobectví der Egoismus egoisme; selvoptagethed εγωισμόςegoísmo isekus خودخواهی egoismi égoïsmeאנוכיות अहंवाद egoizam egoizmus egoisme sjálfselska, eigingirni egoismo 利己主義 이기주의 egoizmas egoisms bangga diri egoïsmeegoismeegoizm ځانمنى، په ځان مينتوب، ځان ته غره والى، ځان مننه egoísmo egoism эгоизм sebectvo sebičnost egoizam egoism ความเห็นแก่ตัว bencillik, egoizm 自私自利的人，利己主義者 егоїзм انانیت tính ích kỷ 自我主义，自私自利
6. 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.)
   countable, uncountable
7. selfsugtige mens, egoïs شَخْص أناني егоист egoísta sobec der Egoist egoist; selvoptaget person εγωιστήςegoísta egoist آدم خودخواه egoisti égoïsteאנוכי अहंकारी egoist egoista egois eigingjarn maður egoista 利己主義者 이기주의자 egoistas egoists orang yang ego egoïstegoistegoista په ځان مين، په ځان غره ، په ځان كى ورك egoísta egoist эгоист sebec sebičnež egoista egoist ผุ้ที่เห็นแก่ตัว bencil, egoist 自我主義者 егоїст انانی người ích kỷ 自我主义者
8. selfgesentreerd أناني егоистичен egoísta sobecký egoistisch egoistisk; selvoptaget εγωιστικόςegoísta isekas خودخواه؛ خودخواهانه egoistinen égoïste אנוֹכִיִי अहंकार संबंधी egoistični önző egoistis eigingjarn, sjálfselskur egoistico 利己主義の 이기적인 egoistiškas egoistisks keegoan egoïstischegoistisk, selvisk, egenkjærligegoistyczny په ځان مين egoísta egoist эгоистичный sebecký sebičen egoističan egoistisk อย่างเห็นแก่ตัว kendini beğenmiş 自私自利的，利己的 егоїстичний انانیت پسند ích kỷ 自私自利的，利已的
9. ego, el yo; la conciencia humana; término freudiano que se refiere a la parte de la psique mediadora entre la persona y la realidad.
10. The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.
11. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
12. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit.
13. the self of an individual person; the conscious subject
14. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal the conscious mind, based on perception of the environment from birth onwards: responsible for modifying the antisocial instincts of the id and itself modified by the conscience (superego)
    psychoanal

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Examples

“When every thought absorbs your attention completely, when you are so identified with the voice in your head and the emotions that accompany it that you lose yourself in every thought and every emotion, then you are totally identified with form and therefore in the grip of ego. Ego is a conglomeration of recurring thought forms and conditioned mental-emotional patterns that are invested with a sense of I, a sense of self.”

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

“‘Everything begins with “I”, you mean. Which is ego,’ said Tom, placing an ankle behind his ear, ‘not id.’”

“Too many gay people "come out" publicly, yet fail to achieve truly healthy egos. They "adjust" to being less than whole or integrated persons.”

“My columns in the early days of the Labour government often featured John Prescott, who was in charge of transport as part of a mega-department created to match his ego.”

“the cousin of ego on the father's side”

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