impersonation

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˌɪmpɝsəˈneɪʃən/
noun Freq #28628

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The act of pretending to be another person.

    He was charged with impersonation of a police officer.

  2. 2
    noun

    An imitation of someone's voice and manner, often for comic effect.

    Her impersonation of the prime minister had the whole room laughing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the act of pretending to be... imposture
2 noun · an imitation of someone's... personationimitationcaricature
Word family
Forms impersonations

Etymology

From im- + person + -ation or impersonate + -ion.

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