personation
- noun
- /ˌpɜr.səˈneɪ.ʃən/
:
imitación
- His personation of the famous actor was truly impressive.
Examples
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Legal charges were filed for the personation of a police officer.
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His personation of the famous actor was so accurate that the audience burst into laughter.
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The magician was skilled in the personation of various historical figures.
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The comedian's personation of the president made everyone laugh.
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His impressive personation of the famous actor had the audience laughing all night.
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The magician's personation of the old man was so convincing that everyone believed it.
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She performed a brilliant personation of her boss, mimicking his gestures and speech patterns.
Synonyms
76
7.4
A false show that hides what is really happening
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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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3.5
A thing made to look like something real to trick people
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5.7
An act of copying another person's voice and actions to entertain or trick people
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5.8
A false show of feeling or action meant to trick people
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6.0
A type of play in which people imagine and act out stories
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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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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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6.0
Acting like another person to copy their style or behavior
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5.7
Pretending to be someone, for example in a play or to get attention
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7.4
Pretending to have an illness or feeling to trick others
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4.1
A way of acting to make others believe something that is not true
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9.9
Making art that copies real life or someone's words
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6.3
A funny imitation of a person or show to make people laugh
Copying someone's actions or words to make fun of them
Imitating another person's actions or words instead of behaving independently
A habit of copying how other people act, speak, or dress
Antonyms
How Convincing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word personation comes from the Latin persona ('mask' or 'character'), the same root as English person and persona. Imagine someone putting on another person's 'mask' to copy their voice and actions, so personation can mean imitating someone, often to deceive or to entertain.