ego ideal

noun

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

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ego ideal

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Medical Definition

ego ideal

noun

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