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superego
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
   SYN  conscience ⇨ ego, id