ego Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
    self-importance; egotism.
  2. noun your consciousness of your own identity
    self.
  3. noun (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

WordNet


E"go noun
Etymology
L., I.
Definitions
  1. (Met.) 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.

Webster 1913