ego

Meaning

Noun

  • The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
  • The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.

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Origin

  • 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, and Ich.

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