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egosyntonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
egosyn-ton-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

Etymology

From ego + syntonic.

Inflected Forms

more egosyntonic (comparative) most egosyntonic (superlative) ego-syntonic (alternative) ego syntonic (alternative)

Derived Forms

egosyntonia egosyntonicity

Frequently Paired Words

precontemplative

Antonyms

egodystonic

Questions

What does egosyntonic mean?
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.
Where does egosyntonic come from?
From ego + syntonic.

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