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superego vs conscience

conscience vs superego

superego and conscience both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
superego Yes No No No
conscience Yes No No No
As nouns, conscience is a hypernym of superego; that is, conscience is a word with a broader meaning than superego:
  • superego: (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience
  • conscience: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
Other hypernyms of superego include moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong.
superego (noun) conscience (noun)
(psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
Difference between superego and conscience

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