ego
Sense of self
Ego is one's sense of self—personal identity, self-image, and self-importance.
In everyday use, ego often implies excessive self-regard: His ego won't let him admit he was wrong.
A big ego suggests arrogance; a bruised ego means wounded pride.
In Freudian psychology, the ego mediates between primitive drives and moral constraints.
Check your ego at the door.
Excessive pride in oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
pomposity · smugness · self-aggrandizement · grandiosity · superiority complex · boastfulness · self-centeredness · egocentrism
One's own identity perception
- self-imageOne's view of oneself
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- selfhoodIndividual identity, personhood
- personaAssumed public identity
self-perception · individuality · personality · character · autonomy · authenticity · self-expression · self-discovery
Latin for "I think"
- subjectMatter under discussion
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
existentialism · Cartesian · intentionality · subjectivity · Descartes · being · ontology · epistemology
Unconscious instinctual drives
- FreudianOf unconscious-mind theory
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- defense mechanismsUnconscious strategies avoiding distress
repression · projection · narcissism · Oedipus complex · psyche · self-preservation · pleasure principle · neurosis
One's sense of worth
- self-worthInternal sense of value
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- self-confidenceFaith in one's capabilities
- dignityInnate personal worth
self-regard · self-assurance · self-validation · self-affirmation · empowerment · self-belief
vanity
Excessive pride in oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
conceit · pomposity · smugness · self-aggrandizement · grandiosity · superiority complex · boastfulness · self-centeredness · egocentrism · big-headedness
self-concept
One's own identity perception
- self-imageOne's view of oneself
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- selfhoodIndividual identity, personhood
persona · self-perception · individuality · personality · character · autonomy · authenticity · self-expression · self-discovery · self-realization
cogito
Latin for "I think"
- subjectMatter under discussion
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
phenomenology · existentialism · Cartesian · intentionality · subjectivity · Descartes · being · ontology · epistemology · dualism
id
Unconscious instinctual drives
- FreudianOf unconscious-mind theory
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- libidoInnate erotic drive
defense mechanisms · repression · projection · narcissism · Oedipus complex · psyche · self-preservation · pleasure principle · neurosis · transference
self-esteem
One's sense of worth
- self-worthInternal sense of value
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- self-confidenceFaith in one's capabilities
dignity · self-regard · self-assurance · self-validation · self-affirmation · empowerment · self-belief
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- arrogancearrogant, conceited, pompous, vain, haughty
- ego y orgullo
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egotistical, narcissist, narcissistic
- human follyhubris, pride, vanity, greed, arrogance
- inner lifeidentity, feelings, memory, thoughts, self-discovery
egohumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · humbleness · self-loathing · self-effacement · self-hate
egoid
Unconscious instinctual drives
superego · unconscious · libido · instinct
egoaltruism
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
selflessness · unselfishness · self-sacrifice · generosity · empathy
- ego tripsSelf-centered showing off
- alter egoA secondary persona
- big egoExcessive self-importance
- ego boostSelf-esteem enhancer
- bruised egoHurt self-regard
- fragile egoEasily damaged self-esteem
egotism, egotist, egoist, egocentric, egomaniac, egos, egotistic, alter ego, egomania