Impersonation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of impersonating, or the state of being impersonated.
  • noun. Representation of a person; personation: as, an impersonation of Lear.
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  • noun. The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form.
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  • noun. Alternative form of impersonification.
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  • noun. imitating the mannerisms of another person
  • noun. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
  • noun. pretending to be another person
    • Word Usage
    "April 7th, 2010 11: 26 am ET one of the best things about Tina Fey's Palin impersonation is just clearing showing what a dingbat wingnut Palin is."
    Equivalent
    impersonification  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deceit  deception  dissembling  dissimulation  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    delineation  embodiment  forgery  larceny  mimicry  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acting  aping  buffoonery  business  characterization  
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