ego

Meanings

Plural: egos

Noun

an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
your consciousness of your own identity
(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.
A person's self-esteem and opinion of themselves.
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.)

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

egotism, I, Ich, self, self-importance

Scrabble Score: 4

ego is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ego is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ego is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

ego is a valid Words With Friends word