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ego ideal


ego ideal

noun

Definition of EGO IDEAL

: the standards, ideals, and ambitions that according to psychoanalytic theory are assimilated from the superego

First Known Use of EGO IDEAL

1922

Rhymes with EGO IDEAL

automobile, chemical peel, crucible steel, cylinder seal, electric eel, elephant seal, Solomon's seal, stiletto heel, structural steel, Virginia reel, varicocele

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