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persona

persona

61 6.7
A public side of a person that they show to others
  • noun
  • /pərˈsoʊnə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : persona
  • The artist's persona in interviews often reflects a playful and charming character.
  • a public persona
  • persona and ego
  • one's own persona

How similar is that persona with his real life one?

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Examples

  • And so we go through life with this dichotomy of persona and shadow.

  • This is actually not at all the persona that he has projected.

  • How similar is that persona with his real life one?

  • Seems like a a lovely guy, you know, and the the persona is just that I think.

  • I can change my looks and persona and become a kid star.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • And so I think we all have aspects of our persona that we can work on, right.

  • My whole public life and persona.

  • There is no center, and the person must rely on the persona developed to deal with others.

    Academic text (1993)
  • What is driving his online persona and that erratic behavior?

  • You have this whole ambivalent vibe radiating from your persona.

Synonyms

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vspersona
878 3.4

The way people think about a person or company

originates in an inner role that differs from the true self

Compounds

11 9.4

A person who is not welcome in a place, often for official reasons

gaming persona
  • Texting
5.7

A character a person plays as in video games that is different from their real life

9.9

A public image that challenges usual ideas about being a man or a woman

9.9

A strong confident woman who behaves boldly

persona grata
  • Formal
9.0

A person welcomed by a host country, usually a diplomat

How Public

public figure
51 3.5
persona
  • Specialized
61 6.7

Surface Forms

persona singular
personas plural

Etymology

Persona comes from the Latin persona meaning 'mask' and is related to the English word person. In psychology a persona is the face or role you show to others, which may hide your true self.