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dual personality

du·al per·son·al·i·ty
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doo-uh l, dyoo- pur-suh-nal-i-tee]
    • /ˈdu əl, ˈdyu- ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti/
    • /ˈdjuː.əl ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo-uh l, dyoo- pur-suh-nal-i-tee]
    • /ˈdu əl, ˈdyu- ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti/

Definitions of dual personality words

  • noun dual personality a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities. 1
  • noun dual personality a mental disorder in which someone has two different personalities and even identities and appears as one or the other depending on the occasion. Each personality seems unaware of the existence of the other one. 0
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Origin of dual personality

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Dual personality

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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dual personality popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for dual personality

noun dual personality

  • split personality — multiple personality.
  • personality disorder — any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration.
  • multiple personality — a rare disorder in which an individual displays several functionally dissociated personalities, each of a complexity comparable to that of a normal individual.
  • personality disorder — any of a group of mental disorders characterized by deeply ingrained maladaptive patterns of behavior and personality style, which are usually recognizable as early as adolescence and are often lifelong in duration.
  • bipolar disorder — Bipolar disorder is a mental illness in which a person's state of mind changes between extreme happiness and extreme depression.
All 5 Synonyms of dual personality

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