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ego ideal
noun
Definition of EGO IDEAL
: the standards, ideals, and ambitions that according to psychoanalytic theory are assimilated from the superego
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First Known Use of EGO IDEAL
1922
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ego ideal
noun
Medical Definition of EGO IDEAL
: the positive standards, ideals, and ambitions that according to psychoanalytic theory are assimilated from the superego
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