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superegos

superegos is the plural of superego.

Meaning of superego

Noun

superego (plural superegos)

  1. 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

Questions about superegos

What is superegos the plural of?
Superegos is the plural of superego.

Words near superegos in the dictionary

  1. supereggs
  2. superego
  3. superegoic
  4. superegoist
  5. superegoists
  6. superegos
  7. superelaborate
  8. superelastic
  9. superelastically
  10. superelasticities
  11. superelasticity

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