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superego
[ soo-per-ee-goh, -eg-oh ]
/ ˌsu pərˈi goʊ, -ˈɛg oʊ /
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noun, plural su·per·e·gos.Psychoanalysis.
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.
Imagine 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.
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British Dictionary definitions for superego
superego
/ (ˌsuːpərˈiːɡəʊ, -ˈɛɡəʊ) /
noun plural -gos
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Cultural definitions for superego
superego
[ (sooh-puhr-ee-goh) ]
In Freudian psychology, the part of the psyche that incorporates parental or community values and standards and acts as an inner check on behavior. The superego and ego, responding to social demands, are often in conflict with the primitive impulses of the id.
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