multiple personality

noun

A dissociative disorder in which several distinct identities or personality states alternate in controlling the sufferer's consciousness and behaviour

Similar
dissociative identity disordersplit personality
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Meanings

nounmultiple personality (plural multiple personalities)

plural multiple personalities

  1. A dissociative disorder in which several distinct identities or personality states alternate in controlling the sufferer's consciousness and behaviour

    Synonyms: dissociative identity disorder

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dissociative disorder in which several distinct identities or personality states alternate in controlling the sufferer's consciousness and behaviour

Similar
dissociative identity disorder

More synonyms by meaning

nouna relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge

Similar
split personality
Broader
dissociative disorder
Also see
split personality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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