🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

자존감 고양

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jajongam goyang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ego boost/ˈiː.ɡoʊ buːst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 상은 그녀에게 큰 자존감 고양이 되었다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Anything that promotes a feeling of pride, self-confidence, or self-importance.

    "Winning the employee of the month award gave him a major ego-boost."
  2. 2

    A flattering remark or action designed to make someone feel better about themselves.

    "She needed an ego-boost after receiving the difficult feedback on her performance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'ego' (meaning 'I', first-person singular pronoun), introduced into psychology via psychoanalysis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, combined with 'boost' of uncertain 19th-century slang origin meaning to lift or push upwards. Together, the compound phrase evolved in modern colloquial English to describe any event or remark that enhances a person's self-esteem or self-importance.

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