su‧per‧e‧go /ˌsuːpərˈiːɡəʊ, -ˈeɡəʊ $ -pərˈiːɡoʊ/
noun (
plural superegos)
[countable] technical[
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: super- + ego]
used in Freudian
psychology to refer to the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong
Synonym : conscience ⇒
ego,
id [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲