hypoidentification

noun

An insufficient identification with somebody else.

“The Capgras delusion is a type of hypoidentification.”

Opposite
hyperidentification
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Meanings

nounhypoidentification (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablehuman sciencesAn insufficient identification with somebody else.

    The Capgras delusion is a type of hypoidentification.

    Antonyms: hyperidentification

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn insufficient identification with somebody else.

Opposite
hyperidentification

Origin

From hypo- + identification.

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APA

hypoidentification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoidentification

MLA

“hypoidentification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoidentification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypoidentification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoidentification.

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