"superego" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /supɛɹiɡoʊ/ Forms: superegos [plural]
Rhymes: -iːɡəʊ Etymology: From super + ego, from earlier form super-ego, calqued after German Über-Ich, from über- (“super-”) + Ich (“ego”), from the pronoun ich (“I”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|super|ego}} super + ego, {{cog|de|Über-Ich}} German Über-Ich Head templates: {{en-noun}} superego (plural superegos)
  1. (psychoanalysis) The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt. Wikipedia link: superego Categories (topical): Psychoanalysis Synonyms: super-ego Related terms: ego, id Translations (part of the mind): الْأَنَا الْعُلْيَا (al-ʔanā l-ʕulyā) [feminine] (Arabic), الْأَنَا الْأَعْلَى (al-ʔanā l-ʔaʕlā) [masculine] (Arabic), superjò [masculine] (Catalan), superego [masculine] (Catalan), 超我 (chāowǒ) (Chinese), superego [neuter] (Czech), nadjá [neuter] (Czech), nad-já [neuter] (Czech), overjeg [neuter] (Danish), superego [neuter] (Danish), superegoo (Esperanto), supermio (Esperanto), yliminä (Finnish), surmoi [masculine] (French), superego [masculine] (Galician), Über-Ich [neuter] (German), Superego [neuter] (German), υπερεγώ (yperegó) [neuter] (Greek), אני עליון (Hebrew), पराहम् (parāham) [masculine] (Hindi), os-mhise [masculine] (Irish), 超自我 (chōjiga) (Japanese), فراخود (farâxod) (Persian), superego [neuter] (Polish), superego [masculine] (Portuguese), supereu [masculine] (Portuguese), сверх-я́ (sverx-já) [neuter] (Russian), супер-э́го (super-égo) [neuter] (Russian), superyó [masculine] (Spanish), superego [masculine] (Spanish), överjag (Swedish), süperego (Turkish), üstbenlik (Turkish)

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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Superego"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "yperegó",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "υπερεγώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "word": "אני עליון"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "parāham",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "पराहम्"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "os-mhise"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōjiga",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "word": "超自我"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "farâxod",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "word": "فراخود"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "superego"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "superego"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "supereu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sverx-já",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сверх-я́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "super-égo",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "супер-э́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "superyó"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "superego"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "word": "överjag"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "word": "süperego"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "part of the mind",
      "word": "üstbenlik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "superego"
}

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