Phrase Hound found 45 phrases and 86 compound words that contain ego. The most common are listed below. Open ego in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 45
- alter egoAn individual's alternate personality or persona; another self.
- absolute egoThe Fichtean ego that posits its own existence and through the opposition of subject and object thus created dialectically evolves the universe.
- ego tripAn act of self-aggrandizement, undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
- ego dissolutionThe loss of subjective self-identity; ego death.
- auxiliary egoA therapist or copatient who acts out a role in a patient's psychodrama.
- ego alienSynonym of egodystonic: Of a behaviour, value, or belief, in conflict, or dissonant, with the needs and goals of the ego, or, further, in conflict with a person's ideal self-image.
- ego deathThe complete loss of subjective self-identity.
- ego lossEgo dissolution, especially in psychedelic culture.
- ego surfingAlternative form of egosurfing: The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.
- super-egoAlternative spelling of superego: The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.
- ego-trippingCharacterized by an ego trip; self-aggrandizing, self-serving.
- ego-dystonicAlternative form of egodystonic: Of a behaviour, value, or belief, in conflict, or dissonant, with the needs and goals of the ego, or, further, in conflict with a person's ideal self-image.
- ego-syntonicAlternative form of egosyntonic: Of a behaviour, value, or belief, in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of the ego, or consistent with one’s ideal self-image.
- ego shooterA first-person shooter.
- empirical egoIn the thought of Immanuel Kant and Edmund Husserl, the self of each person, understood as the locus of personality and capable of being known as an object by means of reflective awareness, in contrast with the transcendental ego which is …
- transcendental egoThe conscious self which is the unifying subject of a person's experiences and which cannot itself be experienced as an object, understood by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) as knowable only by inference, and understood by Edmund Husserl …
- ego-mindedPreoccupied with oneself.
- ego-selfThe self-aware, self-focused, egotistic self.
- ego-mindednessPreoccupation with oneself.
- stroke someone's egoTo baselessly compliment someone in order to undeservedly flatter or indulge them.
- ego boostAlternative spelling of egoboost: Something that makes one feel better about oneself.
- ego deathsplural of ego death: The complete loss of subjective self-identity.
- ego liftingThe act of lifting more than one can fully handle, often in an attempt to show off.
- ego tripsplural of ego trip: An act of self-aggrandizement, undertaken to increase one's own power and influence or to draw attention to one's own importance.
- ego-expansionA broadening of one's sense of self.
Compound words 86
- superegoThe part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.
- egomaniacA person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.
- egomaniaExcessive vanity, pride or arrogance; self-importance.
- egoboostSomething that makes one feel better about oneself.
- egosyntonicOf a behaviour, value, or belief, in harmony with or acceptable to the needs and goals of the ego, or consistent with one’s ideal self-image.
- anegosexualAlternative form of aegosexual: Experiencing sexual arousal or fantasies disconnected from oneself and/or without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.
- egosurfingThe act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.
- egodystonicOf a behaviour, value, or belief, in conflict, or dissonant, with the needs and goals of the ego, or, further, in conflict with a person's ideal self-image.
- nonegoThat part of the psyche excluding the ego
- egofaggotryThe behavior or mentality of an egofag.