superego

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Pronunciation

IPA /supɛɹiɡoʊ/

Noun

superego noun

The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.

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Synonyms

moral authority conscience moral compass moral sense inner critic inner voice super-ego ego-self executive ego function nonego superconscious apotheosis shadow transcendental ego underself censor

Associated

ego freud podcast improv psychoanalysis repression guilt unconscious morality parental anxiety

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