ego's

Belonging to self

Ego's is the possessive form of ego, the self or sense of personal identity.

It appears in phrases describing attributes of the self: His ego's need for validation was exhausting.

In psychology, it refers to the part of the mind mediating between conscious and unconscious: the ego's defense mechanisms.

Also used as a contraction of "ego is" in casual speech.

psychological

id

Unconscious instinctual drives

psycheTotal mental life
selfOne's own being
unconsciousNot awake or aware

Freud · defense mechanisms · narcissism · personality · identity · consciousness · drives · libido · repression · projection

selfimportance

pride

Satisfaction from one's achievements

arroganceExcessive self-importance
vanityExcessive pride in oneself
hubrisRuinous excessive confidence

conceit · self-centeredness · inflated · bruised · fragile · wounded · boost · stroke · trip · maniac

spiritual

dissolution

Breaking up completely

transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
attachmentConnection or fondness
illusionMisleading sensory impression

surrender · meditation · Buddhism · enlightenment · liberation · detachment · mindfulness · suffering · desire · emptiness

Opposites

self vs. other possession

Belonging to someone else

another's · others · theirs · their · external

psychoanalytic structure

ego'sid's

Primitive mental impulses

self-focus vs. selflessness

Of humble self-regard

Phrases

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

Family

ego, egoism, egotism, egotist, egoist, egotistical, egocentric, egomaniac, egos

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