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.
Origin of multiple personality
1- Also called split personality.
Words Nearby multiple personality
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How to use multiple personality in a sentence
“D.I.D. used to be called multiple personality Disorder,” Palmer tells me.
But what to do in an age of fashion that suffers from a multiple personality disorder?
Under hypnotism it was discovered to be a case of multiple personality.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairAn artist is a multiple personality; with each picture he paints he seeks a new inspiration.
Murder in Any Degree | Owen JohnsonIt was such phenomena in part that led psychologists of a generation ago to construct the theory of "multiple personality."
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean Martin
But we do find in real life cases of dissociation of the personality, also called cases of double or multiple personality.
Psychology | Robert S. WoodworthAnd what must we think of the strange facts of multiple personality?
The Drama of Love and Death | Edward Carpenter
British Dictionary definitions for multiple personality
psychiatry a mental disorder in which an individual's personality appears to have become separated into two or more distinct personalities, each with its own complex organization: Nontechnical name: split personality
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