personalized
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrsənəlaɪzd/
- Offensive
- The advertisement was criticized for its personalized approach, as it seemed to invade people's private lives.
And that's coming from someone who thought he had problems that were sort of personalized and permanent, unfixable.
- And that's coming from someone who thought he had problems that were sort of personalized and permanent, unfixable.
- This is, yes, of course, the fear of the person, the personalized sense of self or the ego, which can feel
Examples
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And no, it's the aftermath of some personalized guided meditation reinforcing all of their worst impulses.
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And I think the other, the other reason is that as soon as something's personalized to you, you're much more likely to take believe it.
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Hey, already with their little personalized notes.
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This is not personalized financial advice.
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It's an expression of your very individual personalized life.
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It's an expression of your very individual personalized life.
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This is, yes, of course, the fear of the person, the personalized sense of self or the ego, which can feel
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What I've had it with is personalized license tags on cars.
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And that's coming from someone who thought he had problems that were sort of personalized and permanent, unfixable.
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Again, this isn't personalized advice, but that's what I'm thinking.
Synonyms
Relating to a particular person's character, feelings, or private life
Questions that ask about someone's private life and feel intrusive
Antonyms
Compounds
How Personal
- Offensive
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
personalized = personalize (transparent) = personal + ize + ed
The adjectival sense is the participial form of 'personalize', formed by regular suffixation, though pragmatic nuance (intrusive/offensive) is added by context.
Etymology
Personalized also comes from personal and person, with personal meaning 'private to someone'. So when a remark is called personalized, it touches a person's private life or feelings and can feel like an attack or hurt someone's feelings.