superego
US/ˈsupɚˌiɡoʊ/
superego noun: the part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.
Noun
superego (plural superegos)
- The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.
- Still, it would be an error to believe that psychoanalytic theory makes no contribution to describing and assessing different types of ethical conduct. The crucial notion in this connection is the relative rigidity or flexibility of the superego. The childish, immature, or neurotic superego is...1974, Thomas S. Szasz, chapter 9, in The Myth of Mental Illness, →ISBN, page 152
- Anthropic has positioned itself as the AI industry’s superego: the firm that speaks with the most authority about the big questions surrounding the technology, while rival companies develop advertisements and affiliate shopping links […].2026 January 28, Matteo Wong, “Anthropic Is at War With Itself”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC
superego meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai
superego in Hindi
- part of the mind
- पराहम् parāham
superego in Arabic
- part of the mind
- الْأَنَا الْعُلْيَا al-ʔanā l-ʕulyā, الْأَنَا الْأَعْلَى al-ʔanā l-ʔaʕlā
superego in Persian
- part of the mind
- فراخود farâxod
superego in Thai
- part of the mind
- ซูเปอร์อีโก
Forms of superego
| plural | superegos |
|---|---|
| alternative form | super-ego |
Origin of superego
From super + ego, from earlier form super-ego, calqued after German Über-Ich, from über- (“super-”) + Ich (“ego”), from the pronoun ich (“I”).
Words that rhyme with superego
Questions about superego
- What does superego mean?
- Superego means the part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.
- What is superego in Hindi?
- Superego in Hindi is पराहम् (parāham). See Superego meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is superego?
- Superego is a noun.
- How do you pronounce superego?
- Superego is pronounced /ˈsupɚˌiɡoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of superego?
- The plural of superego is superegos.
Words near superego in the dictionary
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