el
masculine
/ˈeɣo/
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Translation
ego
Word origin
From Latin ego ('I'), the first-person pronoun. It entered modern languages through psychology as the term for the self.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ego
- English cognates
- ego, egoism
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralegos
Examples
críticas.
He has a huge ego and does not take criticism.
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The defeat hurt his ego.
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Put your ego aside and listen to others.
infló .
Success inflated his ego far too much.
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His ego does not let him ask for help.
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