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ego

e·go

ego

 
 
pronunciation:
i go
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part of speech: noun
inflections: egos
definition 1: one's feeling about oneself, especially in comparison with other people.
Never getting chosen to play on a team hurt the boy's ego.
similar words:
pride
definition 2: a feeling of admiration for oneself or of being better than other people.
She has such a big ego that she thinks she is never wrong.
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