what is the real meaning for the word EGO?

Question

i never found the exact meaning of that word EGO ,but all one having several meaning,but shakesphere express the exact meaning for that ,i.e., EGO -MEANS "EDGE OF THE GOD" E-edge,GO-god.is it right or not.i,e people who are believe them as they are only super personality in the universe.

Answer 1

Here's the full info on EGO =
Dictionary =
The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.
In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.

An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit.
Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.

Thesaurus =
ego

noun

An individual's awareness of what constitutes his or her essential nature and distinguishes him or her from all others: self. See be, self/other.
A regarding of oneself with undue favor: amour-propre, conceit, egoism, egotism, narcissism, pride, vainglory, vainness, vanity. Slang ego trip. See self-love/modesty.
A sense of one's own dignity or worth: amour-propre, pride, self-esteem, self-regard, self-respect. See respect/contempt/standing.

Science
The “I” or self of any person (ego is Latin for “I”). In psychological terms, the ego is the part of the psyche that experiences the outside world and reacts to it, coming between the primitive drives of the id and the demands of the social environment, represented by the superego.


The term ego is often used to mean personal pride and self-absorption: “Losing at chess doesn't do much for my ego.”

Medical =
In psychoanalytic theory, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and mediates between the person and external reality.

WordNet
The noun ego has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
Synonyms: egotism, self-importance


Meaning #2: your consciousness of your own identity
Synonym: self


Meaning #3: (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind


Wikipedia
EGO
EGO may refer to:

Freud's psycho-analytic concept of the ego
eGO Vehicles, makers of electric bicycles [1]
EGO (German automobile company), a German company that existed between 1921 and 1926 that made small automobiles.
Exhaust gas oxygen
Elektrik Gaz Otobüs İşletmesi, the bus and metro operator of Ankara
Ego the Living Planet, a character in the Marvel Universe.
Ego, an album by German band Oomph!, released in 2001
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Translations =
Dansk (Danish)
n. - jeg, selvagtelse

idioms:

ego trip ego trip

Nederlands (Dutch)
ego, zelf, gevoel van eigenwaarde

Français (French)
n. - amour-propre, (Psych) le moi, l'ego

idioms:

ego trip (être) une grande satisfaction d'amour-propre, planer, se sentir gonflé à bloc

Deutsch (German)
n. - Selbstbewußtsein

idioms:

ego trip Ego-Trip (Handlung, die nur den eigenen Interessen Rechnung trägt)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγώ, ατομική υπόσταση, ατομικότητα, φιλαυτία, εγωισμός

idioms:

ego trip (καθομ.) υπερβολική επιθυμία αυτοπροβολής, εγωπάθεια

Italiano (Italian)
ego, dignità

idioms:

ego trip autoesaltazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ego (m)

idioms:

ego trip satisfazer o ego

Русский (Russian)
эго, самомнение, самолюбие

idioms:

ego trip самолюбование, заниматься самовосхвалением

Español (Spanish)
n. - ego, yo, egoísmo, amor propio

idioms:

ego trip autobombo, ego descomunal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ego, jag, egenkärlek


中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
自我, 自尊心, 自我意识, 自负

idioms:

ego trip 追名逐利, 自私行为, 自吹自擂

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自我, 自尊心, 自我意識, 自負

idioms:

ego trip 追名逐利, 自私行為, 自吹自擂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자아, 자만

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 自我, 自尊心, うぬぼれ

idioms:

ego trip 自分勝手な行為

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الأنا, الذات, غرور‏

עברית (Hebrew)‬
n. - ‮ה"אני", אגו‬

Answer 2

Here's a good definition I found:

1. The self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves.
2. In psychoanalysis, the division of the psyche that is conscious, most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is most in touch with external reality.
3.
a. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit.
b. Appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem.

It's really only 3b above which relates to our current understanding of the word. Originally, I think the meaning of the word is more about your conscious self/self-awareness.

Answer 3

"Ego" is actually latin for "I am".