自我 — meaning in English

English meaning

• ego noun A person's sense of their own importance and self-worth.
• self noun A person's own individual character, personality, or identity.

Senses

自我 is used for these senses in English:

• ego The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
• self An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).

ego — full definition

1. noun A person's sense of their own importance and self-worth.
2. noun (psychology) In Freudian theory, the part of the mind that deals rationally with reality, balancing instinct against conscience.

self — full definition

1. noun A person's own individual character, personality, or identity.
2. pron Used informally in place of "myself," "himself," "herself," etc., especially in casual notes or business shorthand.

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