appersonation

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, modeled on G Appersonierung]

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  • appersonation — ap·per·son·a·tion …   English syllables

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  • 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

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  • 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

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