- appersonation
- ap·per·son·a·tion
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appersonation
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Appersonation — Appersonation, bei Psychosen auftretende Überzeugung, gewisse oder sämtliche Eigenschaften eines anderen Menschen zu besitzen … Universal-Lexikon
appersonation — /a perr seuh nay sheuhn, euh perr /, n. Psychiatry. the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person. Also, appersonification /ap euhr son euh fi kay sheuhn/. [1930 35; AP 1 + PERSONATION,… … Universalium
appersonation — ap·per·son·a·tion (.)a .pərs ən ā shən, ə n the incorporation of characteristics of external objects or persons through a process of identification with them * * * ap·per·son·a·tion (ə pur″so naґshən) appersonification … Medical dictionary
appersonation — n. illusion that one has taken on another person s identity (Psychiatry) … English contemporary dictionary
appersonation — n. delusion of insane person that he is another, generally famous, person … Dictionary of difficult words
appersonation — (ˌ)aˌpərsənˈāshən, əˌp noun ( s) Etymology: ad + personation; part translation of German appersonierung : the incorporation of characteristics of external objects or persons through a process of ego extension * * * /a perr seuh nay sheuhn, euh… … Useful english dictionary
appersonation, appersonification — A delusion in which one assumes the character of another person … Medical dictionary
appersonate — aˈpərsənˌāt, əˈ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: back formation from appersonation : to subject to appersonation … Useful english dictionary
ad- — prefix (also a before sc, sp, st, ac before c, k, q, af before f, ag before g, al before l, an before n, ap before p, ar before r, as before s, at before t) 1 with the sense of motion or direction to, reduction or change into, addition, adherence … Useful english dictionary
