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multiple personality — multiple person ality n if someone has a multiple personality, they are mentally ill because they have two or more completely separate personalities that each behave differently ▪ multiple personality disorder … Dictionary of contemporary English
multiple personality — noun see multiple personality disorder … New Collegiate Dictionary
multiple personality — noun a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge • Syn: ↑split personality • Hypernyms: ↑dissociative disorder … Useful english dictionary
multiple personality — Psychiatry. a rare disorder in which an individual displays several functionally dissociated personalities, each of a complexity comparable to that of a normal individual. Also called split personality. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
multiple personality — noun A dissociative disorder in which several distinct identities or personality states alternate in controlling the sufferers consciousness and behaviour Syn: dissociative identity disorder … Wiktionary
multiple personality — (Psychology) split personality, condition in which a person divides into at least two separate and independent personalities … English contemporary dictionary
multiple personality — mul′tiple personal′ity n. psi a mental disorder in which a person acquires several personalities that function independently • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
Multiple Personality: Reality and Illusion — is a 1999 documentary film that explores Dissociative identity disorder, formally known as Multiple Personality Disorder. The fact based docu drama delves into the lives of four women with Multiple Personality Disorder, including the life of… … Wikipedia
multiple personality disorder — n. a dissociative mental disorder characterized by the existence in a person of two or more distinct, independent personalities, any of which may control behavior while being unaware of the other personalities and their memories and experiences:… … Universalium
multiple personality disorder — n. a dissociative mental disorder characterized by the existence in a person of two or more distinct, independent personalities, any of which may control behavior while being unaware of the other personalities and their memories and experiences:… … English World dictionary
