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Definition
ego noun
/ˈiː.gəʊ/
/ˈiː.goʊ/ n [C] (plural egos)
/ˈiː.goʊ/ n [C] (plural egos) •
mainly disapproving your idea or opinion of yourself, or a great feeling of your own importance and ability
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specialized in psychoanalysis, the part of a person's mind which tries to match the hidden desires (= wishes) of the id (= part of the unconscious mind) with the demands of reality
(Definition of ego noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
