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ego-alien

e·go-dys·ton·ic

(ē'gō-dis-ton'ik),

Repugnant to or at variance with the aims of the ego and related psychological needs of the person (for example, an obsessive thought or compulsive behavior); the opposite of ego-syntonic.

Synonym(s): ego-alien

[ego + G. dys, bad, + tonos, tension]

Mentioned in

ego-dystonic
ego-syntonic
personality disorders

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