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From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ego ego] + -ing. | From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ego ego] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ing -ing]. | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
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# Acting with a sense of self-importance; asserting oneself in a self-centered or self-elevating manner. | # Acting with a sense of self-importance; asserting oneself in a self-centered or self-elevating manner. | ||
# Behaving in a manner shaped by one’s self-esteem or self-image; reacting based on how one perceives oneself. | # Behaving in a manner shaped by one’s self-esteem or self-image; reacting based on how one perceives oneself. | ||
# Blatantly ignoring something | # Blatantly ignoring someone or something despite clearly being aware of their presence or question. | ||
====Technical senses==== | ====Technical senses==== | ||
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# | # Present participle of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ego#Verb ego]. | ||
===Usage notes=== | ===Usage notes=== | ||
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* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egotism | * https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egotism | ||
* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egocentric | * https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egocentric | ||
===Antonyms & or Near Antonyms=== | |||
* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alterocentric | |||
* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/altruistic | |||
* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allocentric | |||
Latest revision as of 13:29, 22 March 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]Noun
[edit | edit source]egoing (uncountable)
- The act of behaving according to one’s ego; a pattern of conduct driven by self-image or self-importance rather than grounded judgment.
- Often manifests as insecurity, comparison, fear, or arrogance.
Extended senses
[edit | edit source]- Acting with a sense of self-importance; asserting oneself in a self-centered or self-elevating manner.
- Behaving in a manner shaped by one’s self-esteem or self-image; reacting based on how one perceives oneself.
- Blatantly ignoring someone or something despite clearly being aware of their presence or question.
Technical senses
[edit | edit source]- (psychology, Freudian) Mediating between internal impulses and external reality in a self-referential, ego-driven way.
- (anthropology, genealogy) Positioning oneself as the reference point from which relationships or social structures are interpreted.
Verb
[edit | edit source]egoing
- Present participle of ego.
Usage notes
[edit | edit source]- Egoing frames the ego not as a fixed entity, but as a behavioral mode or pattern that can be observed and identified.
- Commonly used in informal or reflective contexts to describe reactive, self-centered behavior.
Examples
[edit | edit source]- He wasn’t actually offended; he was just egoing because he felt outshone.
- The argument escalated quickly once both sides started egoing instead of listening.
- Recognizing when you're egoing is the first step toward responding more deliberately.
See also
[edit | edit source]- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ego
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egotism
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egocentric