# superego

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsupɚˌiɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #70,305

## Definitions
1. The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.

## Etymology
From super + ego, from earlier form super-ego, calqued after German Über-Ich, from über- (“super-”) + Ich (“ego”), from the pronoun ich (“I”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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