egos
SayEE-gohzUS/ˈiɡoʊz/UK/ˈiːɡəʊz/
- 1Plural of ego.
The negotiation stalled once the bruised egos on both sides took over.
Great coaches learn to manage the fragile egos of talented young players.
Note
A plural that counts what is often spoken of as a single thing. Each person's sense of self becomes its own object, something that can clash, bruise or need careful handling. It is the natural form when several people's self-regard is in play, as in big egos, bruised egos, competing egos. The spelling simply adds -s to ego.
egos is a form of ego
ego, noun: A person's sense of their own worth and importance; self-esteem, or an inflated sense of self-importance. Full entry
- Forms
- egoegos plural
- Spelling
- ego → egos: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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