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egodystonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
egodys-ton-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

Etymology

From ego + dystonic.

Inflected Forms

more egodystonic (comparative) most egodystonic (superlative) ego-dystonic (alternative) ego dystonic (alternative)

Derived Forms

egodystonia egodystonicity

Synonyms

ego alien

Antonyms

egosyntonic

Questions

What does egodystonic mean?
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.
Where does egodystonic come from?
From ego + dystonic.

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