/ Dictionary / Index E ego ideal: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: e'go ide"al Pronunciation: [key] — Psychoanal. Psychoanal. a more or less conscious ideal of personal excellence derived from a composite image of the characteristics of persons, initially those of the parents, with whom the individual identifies. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. ego-dystonic egoism Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language