ego ideal

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   (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives

   Broaderideal

   psychoanalysis

Questions about ego ideal

What does ego ideal mean?

ego ideal means "(psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives".

Is ego ideal a common word?

ego ideal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.