Personation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

imitating the mannerisms of another person

acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌɜːsənˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌɜːsənˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌɜːsənˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pˌɜːsənˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

characterization enactment impersonation portrayal

Word Forms

impersonate	verb	assume or act the character of
personate	verb	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
portray	verb	assume or act the character of
enact	verb	act out; represent or perform as if in a play

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

personnification

imiter les manières d'une autre personne

🇪🇸Spanish

personificación

imitar los gestos de otra persona

🇮🇹Italian

personificazione

imitando i manierismi di un'altra persona

🇳🇱Dutch

personatie

het imiteren van de manieren van iemand anders

🇵🇹Portuguese

personificação

imitando os maneirismos de outra pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

персонификация

подражание манерам другого человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवतार

दूसरे व्यक्ति के तौर-तरीकों की नकल करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যক্তিত্ব

অন্য ব্যক্তির আচরণ অনুকরণ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆளுமை

மற்றொரு நபரின் நடத்தையைப் பின்பற்றுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యక్తిత్వం

మరొక వ్యక్తి యొక్క ప్రవర్తనను అనుకరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यक्तिमत्व

दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीच्या पद्धतीचे अनुकरण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યક્તિત્વ

અન્ય વ્યક્તિની રીતભાતનું અનુકરણ કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಕರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യക്തിത്വം

മറ്റൊരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ പെരുമാറ്റരീതികൾ അനുകരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਖਸੀਅਤ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਹਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਨਕਲ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شخصیت

دوسرے شخص کے طرز عمل کی نقل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拟人化

模仿他人的举止

🇯🇵Japanese

人格

他人のマナーを真似する

🇰🇷Korean

의인화

다른 사람의 버릇을 흉내내는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhân cách

bắt chước phong cách của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

บุคลิกภาพ

เลียนแบบท่าทางของบุคคลอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

hal berperan tertentu

meniru tingkah laku orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

katauhan

ginagaya ang ugali ng ibang tao

🇲🇾Malay

perwatakan

meniru perangai orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجسيد

تقليد سلوكيات شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

شخصیت

تقلید از رفتار شخص دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

kişileştirme

Başka birinin davranışlarını taklit etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אישיות

חיקוי גינונים של אדם אחר

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The primary meaning of 'personation' is 'imitating the mannerisms of another person'.

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Using 'personation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'personation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'personation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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