impersonation
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5.7
- noun
- /ɪmˌpɜrsəˈneɪʃən/
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imitación (actuación)
- His impersonation of the famous singer left the audience in stitches.
Like am I am I going to go for like total impersonation or not?
- Like am I am I going to go for like total impersonation or not?
- I, I really, there's, he's cracked impersonations that I'm like, how is he?
- So how long does it take you to perfect an impersonation?
- She was probably my first, I guess, impersonation.
- But impersonate, like on SNL, the best thing they can ever do for me is celebrity impersonation.
- But I could do weird impersonations and I could do funny pratfalls and I could tell jokes and that allowed me to fit in.
- You were there with your impersonation, so you knew it was happening.
- And the Chinese once again, awful, awful impersonation.
- And, you know, I think that you see it actually, I think in the SNL impersonation that that wacky humor aside, is what makes people less afraid.
Examples
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Storytelling sessions, for example, offer an opportunity for a combined performance of narration, dance, music, miming, and impersonation.
Academic text (2000) -
She amazed everyone with her impersonation of a well-known cartoon character.
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You were doing a good impersonation of someone who knew how to enjoy herself.
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Well, your impersonation is quite good.
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Most do not understand the damage that can come from identity theft and impersonation.
Academic text (2009) -
Craig does a pretty fair impersonation of Maxine's voice.
Fiction book (1999) -
Well, if it isn't him, it's a marvelous impersonation.
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And to be fair, Doug does a pretty good Lou impersonation.
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You know, Pumps does a great eagle impersonation that our listeners quite like because we call them the Gayatriots and the Patriots.
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To counter my urges, I did my best HGTV host impersonation and got serious about the decor.
Blog text (12)
Synonyms
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5.1
A way of showing yourself that hides problems to make others think well of you
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4.0
An act that copies a person's voice or way to make people laugh
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5.8
A false show of feeling or action meant to trick people
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3.5
A funny copy of a person that makes their voice or actions seem bigger
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8.4
A funny copy of a person or movie that makes fun of their style
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7.5
A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh
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7.9
Pretending to be someone else online to trick people
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4.6
Copying someone's voice, face and actions to entertain or trick people
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9.5
To pretend to be someone else to trick people
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7.4
Pretending to have an illness or feeling to trick others
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5.7
Pretending to be someone, for example in a play or to get attention
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9.9
Making art that copies real life or someone's words
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4.1
A way of acting to make others believe something that is not true
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9.6
Pretending to be someone else or making up a false reason to get private information
To pretend to be another person by copying how they act, usually to trick or entertain
Copying someone's actions or words to make fun of them
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
impersonation = impersonate (transparent) = im + person + ation
Forms the noun from the familiar verb 'impersonate', so the noun clearly means 'the act of impersonating'.
Etymology
Impersonation comes from Latin parts in- ('in') and persona ('mask' or 'character'), so imagine someone 'putting on' another person's mask on stage. That's why an impersonation is acting like or pretending to be another person.