censor /cen·sor/ (sen´ser) the mental faculty that prevents unconscious thoughts and wishes from coming into consciousness unless disguised, as in dreams.
censor
cen·sor (s n s r)n. The hypothetical agent in the unconscious mind that is responsible for suppressing unconscious thoughts and wishes. |
censor
Etymology: L, censere, to assess
1 a person who monitors or evaluates books, newspapers, plays, works of art, speech, or other means of expression in order to suppress certain kinds of information.
2 (in psychoanalysis) a psychic suppression that allows unconscious thoughts to rise to consciousness only if they are heavily disguised.
censor
a member of a committee on ethics or for critical examination of a medical or other society.
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