Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ego-self

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: ego--self
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The self-aware, self-focused, egotistic self.

Example Sentences

"It is important to separate your fearful, false ego-self from your true spiritual self."

Etymology

From ego + self.

Inflected Forms

ego-selves (plural)

Questions

What does ego-self mean?: The self-aware, self-focused, egotistic self.
Where does ego-self come from?: From ego + self.

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