superego

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsuːpərˈiːɡəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsupərˈigoʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′pər ē′gō, -eg′ō)


Inflections of 'superego' (n): npl: superegos

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
su•per•e•go /ˌsupərˈigoʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -gos. 
  1. Psychologythe part of the personality that represents the conscience. Compare ego,id.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
su•per•e•go  (so̅o̅′pər ē′gō, -eg′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gos. [Psychoanal.]
  1. Psychologythe part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior.
  • 1890–95; translation of German Über-Ich (Freud); see super-, ego

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
superego / ˌsuːpərˈiːɡəʊ -ˈɛɡəʊ/ ( -gos)
  1. that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience for the ego, developing mainly from the relationship between a child and his or her parents
    See also id1, ego
'superego' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
censor - ego - id

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