Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia ego)

(senseid)the self, especially with a sense of self-importance

* 1998 ,

When every thought absorbs your attention completely, when you are so identified with the voice in your head and the emotions that accompany it that you lose yourself in every thought and every emotion, then you are totally identified with form and therefore in the grip of ego'. ' Ego is a conglomeration of recurring thought forms and conditioned mental-emotional patterns that are invested with a sense of I, a sense of self.

(psychology, Freudian) the most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings

* 1954 , Calvin S. Hall, “A Primer of Freudian Psychology”

In the well adjusted person the ego is the executive of the personality and is governed by the reality principle.

Noun

(head) (p)

; used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group. Contrast people.

* 2007 May 14: The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, Current Population Survey Frequently Asked Questions — Question 5: “Who is counted as unemployed?”

Persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work.

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