ego-syntonic

[ ee-goh-sin-ton-ik, eg-oh- ]

/ ˈi goʊ sɪnˈtɒn ɪk, ˈɛg oʊ- /

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adjective Psychiatry.

of or relating to aspects of one's behavior or attitudes viewed as acceptable and consistent with one's fundamental personality and beliefs (contrasted with ego-dystonic).

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Words nearby ego-syntonic

egomania, egomaniac, egophony, ego psychology, ego-surf, ego-syntonic, EGOT, egotism, egotist, egotistic, ego trip

How to use ego-syntonic in a sentence

“You know, I never had a monstrous ego,” Mailer confides to a friend in l987.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness|Ronald K. Fried|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All I had in those days was a monstrous lack of ego which therefore required huge injections of actorly ego and misled people.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness|Ronald K. Fried|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He even allegedly had a nickname for his violent, aggressive alter ego: Rick.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|Marlow Stern|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In other words, Taylor Kitsch at his best plays against ego.
Alright ‘True Detective,’ You Got Me: Taylor Kitsch Is a Woman’s Man|Teo Bugbee|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Given his alter ego, it may not come as a surprise that Goyeneche is into antiquities, especially of the pre-Colombian variety.
Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali|Jason McGahan|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increpaui ego, vt potui, per interpret paganicos hos mores in iam Christianis.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ego r improbaui, veritus scilicet, ne vel Galli, vel eti Gtiles hoc interpretartur in fidei nostr iniuri.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
From an active state of resistance the ego traversed a descending curve ending in absolute passivity.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The final test of one's ability to project the personal ego over all else in the material world.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Wilson Lamb's ego died a horrible death seventeen seconds before he did.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

Medical definitions for ego-syntonic

ego-syntonic

adj.

Acceptable to the aims of the ego.