psyche vs ego
ego vs psychepsyche and ego both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| psyche | Yes | No | No | No |
| ego | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
ego is a hyponym of
psyche; that is, ego is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
psyche:
- psyche: that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- ego: (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
Other hyponyms of psyche include
noddle, tabula rasa, unconscious, unconscious mind, subconscious, subconscious mind.
| psyche (noun) | ego (noun) |
|---|---|
| that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind |
| the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life | your consciousness of your own identity |
| an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others |
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