e‧go /ˈiːɡəʊ, ˈeɡəʊ $ -ɡoʊ/ noun (plural egos) [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: 'I']

1. the opinion that you have about yourself
big/enormous etc ego
Richard has the biggest ego (=thinks he is very clever and important) of anyone I’ve ever met.
That promotion really boosted her ego (=made her feel better about herself).
I need someone to massage my bruised ego (=when you feel less confident than before).
a fragile ego ⇒ alter ego

2. technical the part of your mind with which you think and take action, according to Freudian psychology
⇒ ID
, superego

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ego
noun
ADJ. big, enormous, huge, inflated, massive, strong a conceited man with a very big ego
fragile, weak
VERB + EGO bolster, boost, feed, flatter, massage She likes to mix with people who flatter her ego.
bruise, damage, deflate, dent, wound He was lucky to escape with just a bruised ego when he fell off his bike.
PHRASES a blow to your ego It was a huge blow to his ego to find out he was so unpopular.
a boost to your ego

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mind what you use to think and imagine things:
My mind was full of big ideas.
I never know what's going on in her mind.
At the back of my mind I had the funny feeling that I’d met her somewhere before.
The same thoughts kept going through my mind and I couldn’t get to sleep.
head the place where someone’s mind is – use this especially when talking about the thoughts that are in someone’s mind:
I can't get him out of my head.
You need to get it into your head that you've done nothing wrong.
To keep myself calm, I counted to ten in my head.
She’s so quiet – you never quite know what’s going on inside her head (=what she is thinking).
subconscious the part of your mind that influences the way you think or behave, even though you may not realize this is happening, and which makes you have dreams:
She suddenly remembered a traumatic incident that had been buried deep in her subconscious.
During the daytime our conscious minds are active, but during the night the subconscious takes over.
psyche formal someone’s mind, especially their feelings and attitudes, and the way these influence their character - used especially when talking about people's minds in general:
The need for love is deeply buried in our psyche.
Freud has provided an account of the human psyche's stages of development.
The child is simply searching his psyche to find some past event that relates to his new experiences.
mentality a particular way of thinking that a group of people have, especially one that you think is wrong or bad:
I just don't understand the mentality of these people.
They all seem to have a kind of victim mentality, which makes them think that the world is permanently against them.
the ego technical the part of your mind that gives you your sense of who you are - used especially in Freudian psychology:
the rational world of the ego and the irrational world of the unconscious
take care of somebody (also look after somebody especially British English) to make sure a child or an old or sick person is safe and has the things they need:
I have to look after my little brother.
Taking care of a baby is hard work.
She is taking care of her grandmother while her grandfather is in hospital.
care for somebody to take care of someone. Care for somebody is less common and more formal than take care of/look after somebody:
He was cared for by a team of nurses.
Caring for an elderly relative can be very rewarding.
nurse to look after someone who is ill:
He nursed his wife through a long illness.
The monks nursed him back to health (=looked after him until he was well again).
babysit to look after children in the evening while their parents go out somewhere:
I’ll ask Jane to babysit on Wednesday night.
He used to babysit for Mary when she worked nights.

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