ALL meanings of superego
su·per·e·go
S s - noun plural superego the part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior. 1
- noun superego psychoanalysis: moral sense 1
- countable noun superego Your superego is the part of your mind which makes you aware of what is right and wrong, and which causes you to feel guilty when you have done something wrong. 0
- noun superego that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience for the ego, developing mainly from the relationship between a child and his parents 0
- noun superego that part of the psyche which is critical of the self or ego and enforces moral standards: at an unconscious level it blocks unacceptable impulses of the id 0