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split personality

split per·son·al·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [split pur-suh-nal-i-tee]
    • /splɪt ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti/
    • /splɪt ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [split pur-suh-nal-i-tee]
    • /splɪt ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti/

Definitions of split personality words

  • noun split personality multiple personality. 1
  • countable noun split personality If you say that someone has a split personality, you mean that their moods can change so much that they seem to have two separate personalities. 0
  • noun split personality the tendency to change rapidly in mood or temperament 0
  • noun split personality schizophrenia (sense 1) 0
  • noun split personality multiple personality disorder 0
See all 5 definitions of split personality

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Origin of split personality

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Split personality

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Split personality

split personality popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% 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 split personality

noun split personality

  • double life — If you say that someone is living a double life, you mean that they lead two separate and very different lives, and they appear to be a different person in each.
  • dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
  • 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.
All 3 Synonyms of split personality

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