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SUPEREGO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("superego" is a kind of...):
conscience; moral sense; scruples; sense of right and wrong (motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions)
Domain category:
analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)
Holonyms ("superego" is a part of...):
unconscious; unconscious mind (that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware)
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