superego
the part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior.
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How to use superego in a sentence
That would just be me falling into another Western trap—it’s not Id and superego.
How Marlon James Is Rewriting the Rules of Fantasy Fiction | Elijah Wolfson | February 15, 2022 | TimeImagine that the superego comes as a low-voltage father who cannot stop struggling with his bowels.
His words come in a torrent, an id-gush; I imagine his superego watching with its usual resignation from the balcony.
An old superstition, like the id-ego-superego triad of the sick-minded psychologists.
The Syndic | C.M. Kornbluth
British Dictionary definitions for superego
/ (ˌsuːpərˈiːɡəʊ, -ˈɛɡəʊ) /
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Cultural definitions for superego
[ (sooh-puhr-ee-goh) ]
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